Waste of time

Thanks for the memories!

Disappointment for a huge fan!

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I have always adored Peter Pan since I was a little girl and i still do love it. When I was going to go and see Cathy Rigby preform live as Peter Pan i didn't know what too expect because Mary Martin did a spectacular job and the Disney film was excellent as well. When the music started up I knew this was going to be a brilliant performance of Peter Pan. The stunts were fantastic, the singing was amazing, and the acting did have some faults at times but you forget all about them as soon as a new song comes on. The harness stunts (in I'm Flying) and the drum stick choreography (in Ugh-a-Wugg) blew me away. to sum it all up if u love musicals, amazing choreography and a great story line, Peter pan is one of the musicals for u to enjoy.

Yes, the production is lavish. But the performance is wonderful! Cathy Rigby comes across as a real boy: innocently cruel and noble in equal measure. Most kid's fairy tales are rather um, grim -- and this one is no exception.

I have seen several productions of Peter Pan and this has to be my favorite. It has the lighthearted appeal of the original story, with colorful and imaginative sets and costumes that are a joy to see. While children can enjoy the story as a new experience, those of us who are adults can enjoy the acting skills, as well as the stunning special effects. While they may be commonplace on most videos which were movies, the flying alone is a wonderful example.While I know that there are those who see Mary Martin as the ONLY Peter Pan, in the spirit of Peter Pan, I just have to say "phft-ft-ft-ft!" Mary Martin was always just Mary Martin playing a role. While with Cathy Rigby, I actually found myself forgetting that it was a woman, and not a young boy playing Peter Pan.

In Mary Martin's Peter Pan, the dances were very thrown together. This is not a bad thing when the cast can make it look like that is not the case. That WAS not the case. You could see mistake after mistake, and you could tell when even the littlest mistake was made.Furthermore, the casting for Mary Martin's was terrible. Wendy had a piercing to the ear sounding voice, and Mary Martin in no way, shape, or form made a believable little boy. She instead made a believable little old man.In Cathy's version, everyone sang on key, and everyone seemed prepared for the performance at hand. Cathy's performance made it easy to forget that she was an adult woman, and truly made you believe that she was that of a young boy. This is not easy for many actors/actresses out there. What's funny is that she had little training. Mary Martin had lots.Makes you wonder who possessed the real talent.