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Originally Posted by JSWolf
What I want to know is WHY do they have Peter Pan being played by a girl when the role is that of a boy? Now that's just wrong. I tried to watch the recent live version of Peter pan and found I had a problem seeing a girl play the part of Peter.
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I think there are several reasons why a girl/woman plays the part of Peter in Peter Pan. One (I think) is that boys do mature and it would be awkward to have a boy's voice crack partway through a season of performances. Another might well be the weight difference when working with a flying harness. Girls/women are generally smaller in build and therefore lighter in weight than boys are. Remember Peter isn't supposed to grow up while boys and girls do, but generally girls are smaller even as they mature into women and therefore it's easier to keep a costume around that they are able to fit into than if the role were played by a boy as well. I understand they had some problems while making Peter Pan (2003) due to the actor playing Peter Pan going through a growth spurt. From IMDB:
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Jeremy Sumpter went from 5 feet tall to 5' 8" during filming. The window of the nursery had to be rebuilt 4 times because the actor kept hitting his head on it.
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Imagine having to find someone who can play the part in mid season on stage because the actor no longer can fit into the costume or flying harness. And they have to learn their lines yesterday as well.