i’ve been seeing a lot of posts about Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily and that’s a really terrible thing, so i’d like to bring attention to NBC’s Peter Pan Live, which seems like a really awesome thing and airs December 4th
NBC actually actively sought out Native American actresses to play Tiger Lily and cast Alanna Saunders of Cherokee descent for the role, which is a lot better than what Pan is doing with casting Rooney Mara
and it looks like just a really enjoyable production?? i mean, it’s a musical that went with the stage tradition of casting a woman as Peter Pan that also stars Christopher Walken as Captain Hook (Christopher Walken?? in a musical???? as a flamboyant pirate??????) and an actual Native American girl playing Tiger Lily
please give this the ratings it deserves, please watch this production, it looks to be so much better than Pan could ever hope to be
They also worked to rewrite the problematic parts of the show and, with the help of a Native American consultant, changed the gibberish lyrics in the Tiger Lily/Peter Pan song “Ugg-a-Wugg” to actual Native American phrases. The best part is these changes will exist not only in the live broadcast, but in future productions of the show as well!