Mary Martin "PETER PAN" Cyril Ritchard 1954 Broadway OPENING NIGHT Ticket Stub

Description

This is a rare ticket envelope and ticket stub from the OPENING NIGHT performance of the
Original Broadway production of the CAROLYN LEIGH, MOOSE CHARLAP, JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN version of the musical "PETER PAN" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 20th, 1954 and ran for 152 performances.) ..... The musical starred the legendary MARY MARTIN as "Peter Pan" and CYRIL RITCHARD as "Captain Hook" and included KATHY NOLAN, MARGALO GILLMORE, ROBERT HARRINGTON, HELLER HALLIDAY, JOSEPH STAFFORD, RICHARD WYATT, DON LURIO, DAVID BEAN, IAN TUCKER, STANLEY STENNER, PARIS THEODORE, JOAN TEWKESBURY, DARRYL DURAN, JOE E. MARKS, SONDRA LEE, FRANK LINDSAY and NORMAN SHELLY ..... Side Note: Both MARY MARTIN and CYRIL RITCHARD were honored with Tony Awards in their respective categories ..... CREDITS: Music by MARK "Moose" CHARLAP ("Whoop-Up", "The Conquering Hero", "Kelly"); Lyrics by CAROLYN LEIGH ("Wildcat", "Little Me", "How Now, Dow Jones"); Additional Music by JULE STYNE ("Gypsy", "Bells are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Sugar", "Prettybelle", "Subways Are For Sleeping" and "Two on the Aisle"); Additional Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Bells are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Two on the Aisle", "Applause", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "Lorelei", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Incidental Music by TRUDE RITTMAN and ELMER BERNSTEIN; Sets designed by PETER LARKIN; Costumes designed by MOTLEY; Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by RICHARD HALLIDAY
..... DETAILS: This rare ticket envelope measures 4 1/4" X 2 1/2" inches and has advertising for New York's Hotel Edison on the front and backside. The
Opening Night
ticket stub measures approx. 1 1/2" X 1 1/4" inches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny staple holes in the ticket stub, this rare set is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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