Maybe it's cause I saw the original 1960 version and 2014 reboot first, but this just felt like the middle child of those two. Aka, nothing special. And it's so disappointing
I'll start with the set. Say what you want about the 1960 set, but it looked big and expansive. The set here looked small and limited.
The choreography is almost nonexistent. During a good amount of songs, mainly Hooks songs, he hardly dances or moves at all during it. In a good amount of moments, he's just standing there. At least that's something I could never say for the other 2.
Cathy Rigby is fine as Peter, but I feel like she looks older than Mary Martin did when she played the role. Hell, she's older than Hooks actor. Plus she also feels a bit slower in comparison
Paul Schoeffler was a disappointing performance. He can sing, but he couldn't capture half the energy of Cyril Richard, despite both having roughly the same amount of screen time. I feel like this version was just more played for laughs. He also has way less chemistry with all the pirates. Especially Smee.
Oh boy Smee. Smee was annoying here. His whole thing was he would repeat what someone would say, but louder. I'm not exaggerating, that was his whole character. It's cute that at the end he stays with Wendy, but it would be better with literally any other version of Smee.
This doesn't have the charm of the original, but also doesn't have the ironic enjoyment of the 2014 Hook. It's just, eh.
I'll start with the set. Say what you want about the 1960 set, but it looked big and expansive. The set here looked small and limited.
The choreography is almost nonexistent. During a good amount of songs, mainly Hooks songs, he hardly dances or moves at all during it. In a good amount of moments, he's just standing there. At least that's something I could never say for the other 2.
Cathy Rigby is fine as Peter, but I feel like she looks older than Mary Martin did when she played the role. Hell, she's older than Hooks actor. Plus she also feels a bit slower in comparison
Paul Schoeffler was a disappointing performance. He can sing, but he couldn't capture half the energy of Cyril Richard, despite both having roughly the same amount of screen time. I feel like this version was just more played for laughs. He also has way less chemistry with all the pirates. Especially Smee.
Oh boy Smee. Smee was annoying here. His whole thing was he would repeat what someone would say, but louder. I'm not exaggerating, that was his whole character. It's cute that at the end he stays with Wendy, but it would be better with literally any other version of Smee.
This doesn't have the charm of the original, but also doesn't have the ironic enjoyment of the 2014 Hook. It's just, eh.