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Peter Pan is a play written by J. M. Barrie in 1904 about a boy who refused to grow up. The story has been adapted many times, first by Barrie himself as the novel Peter Pan and Wendy in 1911, and subsequently as musicals, feature films, and television series. The most famous cinematic depiction is, by far, the Walt Disney adaptation introduced in 1953.

In most stage adaptations of the story, the titular character has been played by an adult woman so as to better capture the prepubescent vocal stylings of a young boy.

References

• "Never Smile at a Crocodile," a song scored for the Disney animated feature which later received lyrics for album releases, was performed by Mary Louise on episode 114 of The Muppet Show.

• In The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982, Prairie Dawn plays the part of Peter Pan, with Betty Lou as Wendy, a Twiddlebug as Tinkerbell and Anything Muppets as John and Michael in the children's nursery.

• Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales features a brief telling of the story with Baby Kermit as Peter Pan, Baby Piggy as Wendy, Baby Scooter as John, Baby Animal as Michael, and a rat as Tinkerbell flying over the rooftops of London. The costumes in the picture more closely depict the characters as being similar to the ones from the Disney film than the depictions from the play and book.
• The Muppet Babies episode "Kermit Pan" again features Baby Kermit as the hero, but with Skeeter as Wendy and Piggy as Tink, and Gonzo as Captain Hook.

• In a Walt Disney World exclusive Pin, Rizzo is dressed as Tinkerbell

Connections

• Sandy Duncan played Peter Pan in the 1979 Broadway revival of the musical Peter Pan.
• Mia Farrow played Peter Pan in the 1976 TV production of Peter Pan
• Danny Kaye played Captain Hook in the 1976 TV production of Peter Pan
• Lynn Redgrave played Aunt Millicent in Peter Pan (2003)
• Julia Roberts played Tinkerbell in Hook (1991)
• Robin Williams played Peter Pan in Hook (1991)
• Kate Winslet played Sylvia Llewelyn Davies in Finding Neverland (2004)