Peter Pan (1954 musical)
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Peter Pan is a musical based on J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and his 1911 novelization of it, Peter and Wendy. The music is mostly by Moose Charlap, with additional music by Jule Styne, and most of the lyrics were written by Carolyn Leigh, with additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Peter Pan | |
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Music | Jule Styne Mark Charlap Trude Rittmann (dance arrangements) |
Lyrics | Betty Comden Adolph Green Carolyn Leigh |
Book | Sir James M. Barrie |
Basis | Sir J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan |
Productions | 1954 Broadway 1955 television 1956 television 1960 television 1979 Broadway revival 1990 Broadway revival 1998 Broadway revival 2000 Cable TV (A&E) 2014 NBC |
The original 1954 Broadway production, starring Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, earned Tony Awards for both stars. It was followed by NBC telecasts of it in 1955, 1956, and 1960 with the same stars, plus several rebroadcasts of the 1960 telecast. In 2014, the musical was broadcast on NBC featuring several new numbers, and starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken. The show has enjoyed several revivals onstage.