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Peter and Wendy
So, for the third time its been staged at New York City's New Victory Theater, I went to the Mabou Mines production of Peter and Wendy,their play based on James Barrie's Peter Pan. I admit that I've never read the book. I saw the Mary Martin movie and the Disney cartoon version as a child and loved them.
I've seen several productions by Mabou Mines over the years-some work and some haven't (Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Phil Dick was awful, primarily because the main male character was played campy, totally destroying any credibility or faithfulness to the source material). I've enjoyed The Shaggy Dog Animations and would happily watch it again. But Peter and Wendy is their masterpiece. It never fails to move me to tears.
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I've seen several productions by Mabou Mines over the years-some work and some haven't (Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Phil Dick was awful, primarily because the main male character was played campy, totally destroying any credibility or faithfulness to the source material). I've enjoyed The Shaggy Dog Animations and would happily watch it again. But Peter and Wendy is their masterpiece. It never fails to move me to tears.
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