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Date Posted: 23:41:47 07/26/05 Tue
Author: Elphaba
Author Host/IP: 203-190-198-192.dial.usertools.net / 203.190.198.192
Subject: Mistake on the page.

"No wonder few stage productions have dared to cast a male for this character, despite the many talented actors, songwriters, and directors available! (Only a few like Disney and more recently PJ Hogan have had the guts to do so.)"
The reason why stage productions of Peter Pan used to cast a woman as Peter Pan is because it's much easier to find a small talented woman capable of taking on the role than it is to find a young talented boy. (Especially when you consider that they used to pull ropes to make Peter fly around ther stage. Would you rather lift a woman or a boy? exactly.) Disney and PJ Hogan do not necessarily have guts for putting a boy in tights. After all, there's a lot of movies and plays these days with men dressed in women's clothing. The Birdcage, Sorority Boys, Mrs Doubtfire, etc. And Don't forget that all women's roles used to be taken on by men in the days of Shakespeare and the like. Does that make Shakespeare gutless too?

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