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Airing live just days after Jerome Robbins’ beloved Broadway musical closed, the first production of J.M. Barrie’s "Peter Pan" for "Producers’ Showcase" was watched by a record-setting 65 million viewers. Most of the stage cast remains, including Mary Martin as Peter, Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, and Kathleen Nolan as Wendy Darling, plus Margalo Gillmore, Sondra Lee, and Joe E. Marks. The classic "Moose" Charlap/Carolyn Leigh soundtrack, with additional songs by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, includes "I'm Flying," "I've Gotta Crow," "I Won't Grow Up," and "Never-Never Land." 127 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.