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Date Posted: 10:31:35 12/25/02 Wed
Author: Xawie
Author Host/IP: bgm-24-24-78-170.stny.rr.com / 24.24.78.170
Subject: The Musical

The reason why the role of Peter Pan is usually cast as a woman is not because the producers of the musical usually have a problem with it. Believe me, I've been involved in the theatre community, and I can tell you that there is very little controversy in the trans-gender department. I mean, look at Mary Sunshine from Chicago. That's a drag role.

The primary REASON why they cast a woman in the role of Peter Pan is because of the range of the character. I forget the lower end range (although I believe it to be about a middle C), but the upper end is a high C...and I've never met a man who has such a range in his falsetto.

Another reason for NOT casting a man in the role of Peter is simply put, the age of the character himself. Women typically have the ability to LOOK more like little boys. They have no facial hair, and, if you find one without curves, you could even get away with not taping down their breasts, or attempting to hide their hips with proper costuming.

Although ideally, it would probably be preferable to cast a small child in the role, with the demands of the musical, it's impossible to do so. Children aren't typically eloquent performers, and the role of Peter has great physical, vocal, and acting demands, and that is compounded 10 fold for someone of a younger age.

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