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Minnie Driver to play grown-up Wendy Darling in NBC’s ‘Peter Pan Live!’ and serve as narrator

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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2014 file photo, Minnie Driver arrives at Variety and Women in Film\'s pre-Emmy celebration at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, Calif. Driver will play the character Wendy Darling as an adult in the musical, "Peter Pan Live!" airing Dec. 4 on NBC. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Minnie Driver is joining the cast of NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!”

She will play the character Wendy Darling as an adult and narrate the musical, the network said Wednesday. Driver co-stars in the NBC comedy “About a Boy.”

NBC also announced Wednesday that it will air a special, “The Making of Peter Pan Live!”, on Nov. 26.

Allison Williams is starring in the title role in “Peter Pan Live!”, which also includes Christopher Walken, Christian Borle and Kelli O’Hara in the cast.

The musical is scheduled to air Dec. 4 on NBC.

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