Mary Martin FLEW on live TV in '55 — no safety net, all nerve.
This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.
Acting
Mary Martin's athletic, gender-swapped Pan became iconic.
Practical Effects
Real wire-work stunts broadcast live to 65 million viewers.
Direction
Jerome Robbins' choreography surviving the TV medium.
Director
Jerome Robbins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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