Saturday, December 6, 2014

Peter Pan Live, Part 2: Tap Dancing Pirates

Peter Pan Live
Part 2: The One that made you cry


Act II
Aboard the Jolly Roger

Captain Hook (played by Ming the Merciless), buff Smee and the crew of 16 seemingly macho pirates debate the merits of taking revenge on Peter Pan for cutting off Hook's hand and feeding it to a crocodile that liked the taste of the Captain so much, it follows him endlessly, hoping for more of that bacon jerky goodness. Thankfully, Captain Hook has now reached the ripe old age of 128 so he's tired and likely too slow to catch Peter. It soon becomes apparent that he has already died, so he mostly stays slumped on his golden Recline-O-Matic throne, mumbling, lazy-eyed, until the music starts, forcing his zombie body to reanimate for the dance numbers. 
 
Play it again, Sam

Cue tap dancing sequence....
Song - Vengeance
Hook: Don't I want to be a hero? Don't I want to be a dandy?
Pirates: YEAH!
Kurt Russel Pirate: no....
Hook: Could I have a pink umbrella?
Pirates: SURE!
blah, blah, blah .... skip to the big finish
Pirates: Nothing is sweeter than vengeance!!!
Me: …..except for these dandy tap-dancing pirates.
Life's not worth a damn, til you can say, "Hey World, I am what I am"

If this hot guy isn't the illegitimate son of Kurt Russell, then I'm a tranny mermaid:
     Hot Pirate 1                   Profile                 Captain Ron
After the song and dance, they light a match to the end of a canon's wick and... BOOM goes the dynamite!


Neverland

First, we get to see Tiger Lily (played by Nikki Minaj) and her troupe of hot, tanned, muscular, dangerous, tribal gymnasts, wearing little more than a few leaves. I'm so happy that a strong female of color is their leader, even though she is wearing a slashed up iridescent teal dress with cut-outs that she stole from Donna Summer's closet at the Studio 54 Disco in 1981. They run off somewhere behind the trees.

It's raining men, Hallelujah!

As soon as they are gone, The Lost Boys run in, do a dance in their laissez faire, haphazardly-fitted school uniforms, just like the cast of a kinky Japanese Schoolboy manga. They twirl around, usually in pairs, happy in their idyllic fraternity. Just a normal day in the life of the Lost Boys.

Leapfrog!
Steamroller!

OMG. This genre does exist! Don't google it, I warn you.

They are oblivious to the shadowing of each of them by a hot tribal dancer. It's about to get all West Side Story, but then... It's interrupted by the sound of canon fire boom and they know Hook is nigh. 

Song – Pirate March
Hook enters on a golden litter, carried by the same pallbearers from his mortal funeral. Don't miss Kurt Russell Jr. on the far right end.

  Cleopatra's Litter                  vs.                  Hook's Litter                             


Song – Hook's Tango
As they search for the hideout of the Lost Boys, Hook wanders up a hill and sits on a burning mushroom top, discovering  the Hobbit hole hidden underhill. They hatch a plan to make a poison cake and deliver it Trojan Horse style to the hidey hole.

So, they dance a tango! Hook and buff Smee (with rose in mouth) do the couples part. But Hook gives him a quick knee-to-the-groin. 

Oww. Right in the mommy-daddy button!
Since Smee is out of commission, Hook finds a new partner. 
In pole dancing this is called: Hook the Pole with your Leg. I kid you not.

Hook is getting tired, swaying side to side, so they pick him up.
This is the point where Steve-O quit watching
But their big finish is interrupted by the arrival of the coolest ever man-in-animal-suit - The Croc!
Hook! Get in mah belly!



(To be continued in Part 3....)


UPDATE:
The Kurt Russell Jr pirate is played by Broadway actor/dancer Marty Lawson






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