{"product_id":"20900-bernstein-leonard-karloff-boris-henderson-marcia-hillias-peg-peter-pan-signed-souvenir-program","title":"Bernstein, Leonard. (1918-1990) \u0026 Karloff, Boris. (1887-1969) \u0026 Henderson, Marcia. (1929-1987) \u0026 Hillias, Peg. (1914-1960) \"Peter Pan\" - Signed Souvenir Program","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eRare souvenir program from Leonard Bernstein's 1950 musical adaptation of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, signed by the composer and three of the principals in the cast, including horror film icon of Frankenstein fame, Boris Karloff, who here portrayed Captain Hook.  16 pp.  Light wear to spine, overall in fine condition.  9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.).\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBernstein's adaptation of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e was conceived of as a full musical, though it was ultimately staged with only five songs to accommodate the limited singing ability of the cast. The show ran from April 24, 1950 to January 27, 1951, and was finally staged with much of the cut material restored in 2008.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"The history of Leonard Bernstein’s songs and incidental music for J.M. Barrie’s play \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e is a complicated one. His involvement in the 1950 Broadway production, starring Boris Karloff and Jean Arthur, was relatively minimal in comparison to his other Broadway works. Invited to provide only a few dances and incidental cues, he found himself “losing his head” and surprised the producers by writing seven songs as well, including original lyrics. Bernstein was in Europe during the rehearsal period for the show, unable to participate in the creative process as he usually would for a new theatre work. It was Trude Rittman, credited as Musical Coordinator, who took his material and worked it into the production according to its needs, extracting reprises and underscores from Bernstein’s larger numbers and adapting Tink’s musical speech fragments to fit the play dialogue. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e is not a musical—Bernstein did not structure a musical\/dramatic totality as he did for his other stage works, and was not a direct collaborator in the production. Nevertheless, the score demonstrates a clear use of motivic development, and a consistency of gesture, innocence, and wit that together form a cohesive whole.\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eGarth Edwin Sunderland, \u003c\/span\u003ehttps:\/\/leonardbernstein.com\/works\/view\/46\/peter-pan)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eFrom the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093763969183,"sku":"20900","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Bernstein_Leonard_Karloff_Boris_Signed_Souvenir_Program_20900d.jpg?v=1722190189","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20900-bernstein-leonard-karloff-boris-henderson-marcia-hillias-peg-peter-pan-signed-souvenir-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}