The Fabulous and the Fiasco

The LA Times previews the high-tech production of Peter Pan imported from London.

The production features live action combined with digital visual effects projected on a 360-degree screen. The show will be performed in a 1,300-seat, 100-foot-tall tent that will travel to Southern California and occupy the site next to the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Inside the tent, audiences will be able to view approximately 15,000 square feet of high-resolution video.

"Peter Pan" is directed by Ben Harrison and uses an adaptation by Tanya Ronder. The show has a cast of 22 actors and features puppetry and musical sequences. For the flying scenes, actors are lifted into the air against a digital backdrop featuring soaring shots of London.

Brings to mind the hilarious story of the most misguided production of Peter Pan ever - as told on This American Life. It is the first story in a shot called "Fiasco". The story is 23 minutes long and you won't regret one minute of it.