Allison Williams Cast As Peter Pan In NBC Musical ‘Peter Pan Live!’

Girls co-star Allison Williams has been cast as the title character in NBC’s Dec. 4 live staging of Peter Pan Live!. Williams, who has sung on her HBO show and in various other projects, is a classically trained singer whose online singing videos have logged millions of views. She will star opposite Christopher Walken, who had been cast as Captain Hook. “We think she will bring the perfect blend of ‘boyish’ vulnerability and bravado to save the day against Christopher Walken’s powerful Captain Hook,” NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt said. Williams, daughter on NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, said that she’d wanted to play Peter Pan since she was about 2, “this is a dream come true.” “It’s such an honor to be a part of this adventure, and I’m very excited to get to work with this extraordinarily talented team. And besides, what could go wrong in a live televised production with simultaneous flying, sword fighting and singing?” Craig Zadan and Neil Meron executive produce.

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