Peter Pan (Touring) Tickets

I saw the National Theater's production of Peter Pan at 7:30pm Wednesday, April 10th. I believe there is no more magical theater moment than when Peter first flies. This production captured its perfection. We seek all our lifetime for that feeling again. I'm guessing Peter Pan is uniquely responsible for introducing more children to a life-long love of theater and inspiring countless to become theater professionals than any other creation. I love this musical and have seen many and various productions and casts over the years, including the original Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard on Broadway. I'm always excited to see fresh imaginings for this classic tale. As to specifics, I believe this production mostly works. Tinker Bell remains sparklingly alive and well in this production. But all my thoughts aren't lovely. Where the heck was Nana! This show deserves a dog. We were robbed. Even in an updated production, reimagining the nanny to be some sort of inattentive human doesn't work. The wise, attentive animal is an essential character. There are many effective ways to produce a dog for a touring company-real, costumed, puppet, etc. I am respectfully but artistically at odds with the director's decision to eliminate Nana's character as written. That said, the production values were superb. The integration of digital effects with physical set and live action was seamless, effective, creative and delightful. The actual flying was perfect and magic-as it always is. The sound was also excellent. Perfectly blended. No distortion. Right levels. Mics were excellent. Alas, many of the voices were not. Musical theater has it's own demands. Some voices are for made or them-some are not. It is not a concert. Nor was it a high school production. The ability to belt is essential and one thing. The ability to go velvet is also essential. Only Hook (Garcia) had what it took, and, oddly enough, for one so young, Michael (Epley). Smee (Perry) was clear and clever. John (Lee) was unintelligible. Peter (Almeida) couldn't do velvet. Wendy (Kamara) was shrill-both speaking and singing. Tiger Lily (Zaragoza) doesn't yet have what it takes for the musical stage. These leads may have it someday, but they're not ready. They need more understudy time. So much splendid updating was accomplished in the treatment of the depiction of Native Americans, I'm saddened to think that presenting players before they're ready may reinforce "woke"bias. Yet, truly, it is a lovely thing to see Peter Pan and any opportunity is not to be missed!

Great show start to finish. Peter Pan is perfect. Wendy is enchanting and smart with a beautiful voice. Micheal and John, both wonderful young actors. And loved, loved Capt Hook. Well played. The flying choreography was so good. I don’t think my 7 year old took her eyes off the stage. Even my curmudgeon hubby said 2 thumbs up.

Perfect for all ages! The vocals are beautiful and the sets are engaging. Loved the interaction between the cast members, they truly gave a FLYING performance!

This was a wonderful experience that was a family favorite. I highly recommend watching this rendition of a classic story of Peter Pan! The special effects just add to the wonder

Seats were very uncomfortable. Acting was good but not great. I prefer the old version of Peter Pan to the updated version.

Pleasant performance but did not engage the audience. Children grew restless by intermission. Delighted to see many young boys in attendance.

Acting, singing, choreography and set design, lighting, etc, just amazingly fantastic! Sorry if I missed any others… costuming, and the great workers we never see!

Peter Pan is one of my all time favorites, and this performance did not disappoint!! The effects were amazing, as were all of the performers!! Would love to see it again!

The choreography and music to this revamp and modernization of a traditional childrens musical is creative and very well done by a talented staff of actors and musicians with NETworks.

Excellent performance and performers. So impressed with the actors who played Michael and John. There voices were loud and clear and the executed their lines perfectly. Actually, this is true of the entire cast! Do not miss this show.

Loved this show when I was a kid, love this show now and my daughter loved it, too! The cast was absolutely amazing!

I LOVED the play ..kept smiling until the last scene with older Wemdy. Sniff I did not like the program with a picture on p 2 of a very weird man in panties and high heels. Did not like that 111 year old grandson had to see it.

I left at intermission along with half of the audience because the actors singing, dancing and acting were not of the quality I have seen in other shows .

We recently saw the current iteration of Peter Pan at the Hippodrome in Baltimore and it was a fantastic theater experience. The combination of comedy with nostalgia was accented with amazing technical feats of 'flying.' All the performers were spot-on and the audience was rapt from the first scene. The cast seemed young, but they were all up to their tasks and it was a memorable performance. It deserves to go to Broadway.

Great adaptation with awesome cast in a cool theater.

A great modern adaptation of a timeless story. Great acting, great and clever set design. Great sound. In the upper balcony but could hear it all clearly. Even after 45 years, I could remember the lyrics after I heard the first line of the songs. A great experience and reminder of bygone memories. Thanks for bringing this back!

With the exception of Captain Cook and of the orchestra, this was less than high school caliber, at Broadway prices.

His production is an absolute delight. The updated script and score gets us out of the theater in a little over two hours and is absolute fun from very beginning. The actor playing Peter is exceptional and with very minor quibbles I say, as Sondheim said, it's a hit! Bravo Price, Lighthorse & Green. But... maybe they should be British...