Christopher Walken To Play Captain Hook On NBC

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Christopher Walken has been cast as Captain Hook in the live NBC musical version of ‘Peter Pan.’ The musical is set to follow the success they had last year with their live version of ‘The Sound Of Music’. “Get ready to be charmed, amused, frightened and dazzled by Captain Hook in an entirely original way,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment.

Walken, who is an Acadamy Award Winner, is excited about the project, saying, “I started my career in musicals and it’s wonderful after all this time, at this point in my career, to be in this classic musical I watched as a child and to work with Neil Meron and Craig Zadan again after ‘Hairspray.’ It’s a chance to put on my tap shoes again.”

In addition to singing and dancing in the music ‘Hairspray’ Walken also danced in the Steve Martin film ‘Pennies From Heaven,’ danced again in Clint Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys,’ and of course, has performed multiple song and dance numbers during his many appearances on Saturday Night Live.

NBC’s Peter Pan will air LIVE on December 4.

This play has a fever, and the only thing that can cure it, is exiting stage right!

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