Peter Pan (1954 musical)

Peter Pan
Original Cast Recording
MusicJule Styne
Mark Charlap
Trude Rittmann (dance arrangements)
LyricsBetty Comden
Adolph Green
Carolyn Leigh
BookSir James M. Barrie
BasisSir J. M. Barrie's play
Peter Pan
Productions1954 Broadway
1955 television
1956 television
1960 television
1979 Broadway revival
1990 Broadway revival
1998 Broadway revival
2000 Cable TV (A&E)
2014 NBC

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.

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.


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