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, who appeared in the Broadway musical adaptation of Bring It On, has been announced to portray Wendy Darling, with actress Alanna Saunders cast in the role of Tiger Lily in NBC's live broadcast of Peter Pan.
will star as Captain Hook with "Girls" actress Allison Williams set to fly in the musical's title role.
Peter Pan will be broadcast Dec. 4 at 8 PM.
The original Broadway production of Peter Pan, directed and choreographed by and featuring the songs 鈥淚鈥檓 Flying,鈥� 鈥淚鈥檝e Gotta Crow,鈥� 鈥淚 Won鈥檛 Grow Up,鈥� and 鈥淣ever Never Land,鈥� opened on Broadway in 1954. The show had a book by and a score by Mark 鈥淢oose鈥� Charlap and , with additional songs by and and . It starred as Peter and as Captain Hook, both of whom won Tony Awards for their performances.
Martin and Ritchard reprised their Broadway roles in a live telecast of the production, which aired on NBC in 1955. The production was so popular that NBC followed it in 1956 with a second live telecast 鈥� and in 1960 with a videotaped version, both also starring Martin and Ritchard. The 1960 videotaped version was rebroadcast in 1963, 1966 and 1973 and was released on home video in 1990.
