[Yaelle]

My comment is: I love musicals and I can’t afford to go to them and don’t have babysitters so I am crazy about the idea of seeing them live on tv. I really enjoyed The Sound of Music. However, then they did Peter Pan, with the Liar Brian Williams’s daughter playing the boy Peter Pan, and Captain Hook played by a spacy and strange (even moreso than usual) Chris Walken, acting so badly he made his Saturday Night Live skits look like Oscar winners.

And now the Wiz. With one boring song. I will be watching; I just wish they were choosing different plays. I like Queen Latifah’s acting so I will hope it’s decent.

[a fool in paradise]

My comment is: I love musicals and I can’t afford to go to them and don’t have babysitters so I am crazy about the idea of seeing them live on tv

There's another option. I don't know the details but it's more available in cities across the nation than you may think.

When I went to see the live simulcast of the final Monty Python performance, there was a trailer/ad for all of the programming they offer with that service at that movie theater. Live stage shows (from Broadway and London) appeared to be part of the mix. There are probably schedules of programming. Tickets could run $15-20 for a one time showing. Babysisters not included.

[TBP]

On Decemmber 10, the musical of Daddy Long Legs will livestream free (see the thread on that) and in January, Fox is doing a live version of Grease.

[TBP]

Rumor is that the next one for NBC will be The Music Man. Just a rumor so far, but that would be an excellent choice.

[TBP]

I have a bunch of musicals (mostly the movie versions) on DVD. The next one I plan to buy is How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

[TBP]

Peter Pan was very badly cast, then they tried putting in new songs (when they could have used the rejected Charlap-Leigh songs that Comden, Green, and Styne replaced if they needed additional ones) and they dropped "Ugga Wugga Wigwam" (Tiger Lily's song with Peter) because it's politically incorrect. They made a much of the whole thing. They would hve been better off just to leave it alone.

They also missed the point of why the actor who plays Hook also generally plays Mr. Darling. Instead, they had their Mr. Darling playing Smee. Bad idea.

Kelli O'Hara was good, though -- but in a small part. But then, Kelli is a well-established Broadway star.