Zadan and Meron
announce plans for TV Peter Pan, new stage musical

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the duo behind the Oscar-winning flick Chicago and the current musical sensation Hairspray, have announced their plans to create a new televised version of Peter Pan, reports Playbill.com.

Variety had recently reported on rumors of a Peter Pan for the small screen. In an interview with NY1's On Stage, Zadan confirmed the gossip. "Our next musical that we're going to do is for TV. We're going to do Peter Pan," he said. "No one's ever made a movie musical of the Mary Martin Peter Pan."

Although no actors have been signed to the project, Zadan assured audiences that a woman would take the title role. "We would never break the tradition of casting a woman in it," he said. "It was written for Mary Martin, and it was conceived for a woman, and we wouldn't think of changing that."

Meron confirmed that Zadan and he are planning to produce their first original Broadway stage musical. The name and location have not yet been announced. (The Advocate)