Boy--why are you crying?

[ceebeegee]

I'm reading an interesting thread on ATC about Peter Pan--some production has cast an adult male which sparked a discussion. I love that story, always have. It's so dark, and mysterious--fascinating. "To die will be an awfully big adventure"--what kind of child says something like that? Someone messed up, that's who. "We can't both have her, ma'am."

I've always wanted to play Peter. Maybe I could produce that next. I'd prefer to do the musical, because I love that score, but I'd like to make some cuts--"Mysterious Lady" and maybe we could do something to the reprise of "I Gotta Crow" which is too cutesy by half. And I wouldn't mind adding stuff from the original play. I'd want it to be DARK--none of this Mary Martin prancing about, but a real portrayal of a psychologically stunted person. I've seen a little bit of Cathy Rigby's performance and she was actually pretty good, from what I saw--believably boyish.

I wonder if I could do that play outdoors? The main problem (well, besides not being able to fly) would be that you'd lose the warm domesticity of the Darling nursery--but then you'd gain a terrific setting for Never Never Land.