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Peter Pan (1950 musical)
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Peter Pan was an authorised Broadway adaptation produced in 1950, with music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein. This version starred Jean Arthur as Peter Pan, Boris Karloff in the dual roles of Mr. Darling and Captain Hook, and Marcia Henderson as Wendy. It was initially intended as a full-blown musical, with Bernstein composing a complete score for it, but it was staged with only five songs – "Who Am I?", "Pirate's Song", "Plank Round", "Build My House", and "Peter Peter" – to accommodate the limited vocal ranges of the principals.
In 1998, conductor Alexander Frey learned about the full score, and restored the omitted material, which included about 45 minutes of previously unperformed Bernstein music. The restored songs included "Captain Hook Soliloquy" and "Dream With Me", and this material has been presented in a variety of formats since.
- In 2005, a recording was released on CD, on the Koch International Classics label, conducted by Frey, and featuring Broadway star Linda Eder in the role of Wendy Darling, and baritone Daniel Narducci as Captain Hook.
- In December 2006, it was produced for the stage by The King's Head Theatre in Islington, London, with Katherine Kastin as Peter Pan and Peter Land as Captain Hook, and Rafaella Hutchinson as Tinker Bell, directed by Stephanie Sinclaire and featuring new musical arrangements by Mike Dixon.
- In September 2008, Bernstein's complete score was performed in concert, with dialogue adapted from the original J. M. Barrie play by Nina Bernstein Simmons, in Cascais, Portugal, conducted by Alexander Frey, and with an international cast featuring Geraldine James as narrator, John Sackville-West as Peter Pan, Charlotte Ellett and Rachel Nicholls as Wendy, and Nicholas Lester as Captain Hook, along with chorus and orchestra.
- In December 2008, a stage production was mounted by Santa Barbara Theater in California, directed by Albert Ihde and again conducted by Frey.
- Wikipedia: Peter Pan (1950 musical)