PETER PAN: Technically not considered a musical but rather a play with music, Leonard Bernstein's version of the J.M. Barrie classic opened on April 24, 1950, with then-49-year-old Jean Arthur in the title role and Boris Karloff as Capt. Hook. Critics such as Brooks Atkinson embraced the production; the New York Times theater maven called it "a melodic, colorful and dramatic score that is not afraid to be simple in spirit."Sunday, February 1, 2009
Do you recognize this "Peter Pan" ???
PETER PAN: Technically not considered a musical but rather a play with music, Leonard Bernstein's version of the J.M. Barrie classic opened on April 24, 1950, with then-49-year-old Jean Arthur in the title role and Boris Karloff as Capt. Hook. Critics such as Brooks Atkinson embraced the production; the New York Times theater maven called it "a melodic, colorful and dramatic score that is not afraid to be simple in spirit."
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