NBC-TV presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’ Showcase,with
the show’s original cast, as the first full-length Broadway production on
color TV. The show attracted a record audience of 65-million viewers
viewers. Mary Martin ( above) and Cyril Ritchard (below) had already
won Tony Awards for their stage performances, and Martin won an
Emmy Award for the television production.
07
Mar
FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION ON TV ~ THIS DATE IN 1955
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