Peter Pan
Peter Pan (musical),J. M. Barrie's enduring children's story which has inspired a number of musical adaptations, mostly American; the first appeared in 1905 in New York. A production in 1924 contained two songs by Jerome Kern. Another version in 1950 was again notable for musical contributions from an important composer, Leonard Bernstein it ran for 321 performances. A more lasting version appeared in 1954 opening at the Winter Garden, New York, with music by Moose Charlap and Carolyn Leigh. Jule Styne, among others, later contributed additional numbers. A German translation appeared at the Theater des Westens, Berlin, in 1984. Meanwhile, American interest in the story continued with another production in 1979, which overtook previous versions by achieving a run of 551 performances. London's West End saw a similar version in the mid‐1980s. Yet another Peter Pan opened in New York in...
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