Peter Pan (Producers' Showcase)
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Directed byClark Jones
Written bySumner Locke Elliott
Based onPeter Pan by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh
Original air dateMarch 7, 1955
| "Peter Pan" | |
|---|---|
| Producers' Showcase episode | |
| Directed by | Clark Jones |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Based on | Peter Pan by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh |
| Original air date | March 7, 1955 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
"Peter Pan" is a 1955 American television play that aired as an episode of Producers' Showcase. It was an adaptation of the 1954 stage musical Peter Pan and was the first full-length Broadway production on color TV.
The script was written by Sumner Locke Elliott who had appeared on stage in a production of the play in 1937.[1]
Reception
Awards
Mary Martin won an Emmy Award for the television production. The show also won an Emmy for Program of the Year.