Broadway legend Mary Martin originated the role, and it became one of the most famous in her long stage career. The above clip shows Martin as Peter Pan in a 1960 TV adaptation of the Broadway show.

Episode Notes On March 7, 1955, actor Mary Martin stepped on stage in front of tens of millions of people. Well … kind of. Martin was starring as Peter Pan in a musical production televised on NBC.

Christopher Walken will play Captain Hook — and now Girls actress Allison Williams will take up the role previously played by Mary Martin, Peter Pan. This will be sensational.

I'm flying! Look at me, way up high, Suddenly, here am I, I'm fly-ing! Peter Pan's nemesis Captain Hook was played by Cyril Ritchard, who by coincidence was ALSO born on December 1st . . . in 1897.

With this Allison Williams news upon us, let us be neither the first nor last to point you toward the original Peter Pan starring Mary Martin. It’s a nostalgia fest for those of us who wore out ...

The original 1955 and 1956 live TV telecasts of the premiere Broadway production of family favorite musical PETER PAN starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard come to Blu-ray for the very first ...

More information on Peter Pan Live! is available at the official site here. Pre-order the soundtrack for PETER PAN LIVE! at the official Broadway Records site here.

Mary Martin, the Broadway musical legend who portrayed Nellie Forbush and Maria von Trapp but who was Peter Pan to a mesmerized world, has died of cancer, it was reported yesterday. Miss Martin ...

This is the Mary Martin ”Peter Pan” (airing at 7 p.m. on WMAQ-Ch. 5), and it is the first time since 1973 that the network has presented the spirited musical version of James M. Barrie`s ...