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Mark Charlap

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Composer 1928–1974

Morris Isaac "Moose" Charlap (né Charlip; December 19, 1928 – July 8, 1974) was an American Broadway composer best known for Peter Pan (1954), for which Carolyn Leigh wrote the lyrics. The idea for the show came from Jerome Robbins, who planned to have a few songs by Charlap and Leigh. It evolved into a full musical, with additional songs by Jule Styne and Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The original run of Peter Pan on Broadway starred Mary Martin as Peter Pan and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook.

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Peter Pan

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  • Note : Songs by Carolyn Leigh and Mark Charlap denoted by (*), songs by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne by (**), and songs by Carolyn Leigh and Trude Rittman (***).ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • During the West Coast tryout, the original score by Carolyn Leigh and Mark Charlap was augmented with songs by the team of Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne. “Tender Shepherd” was titled “Lazy Shepherd,” and Leigh and Charlap’s songs “The Parade,” “Happy Is the Boy” and “When I Went Home” were deleted as was “I’m Hook” (lyric by…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • 139 . The 1954 version of Peter Pan had a score by Mark Charlap and Julie Styne, with some lyrics by Comden and Green; Jerome Robbins was director and choreographer.ebooks/Oja, Carol J_/Bernstein Meets Broadway_ Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Broadway Legacies) - Carol J. Oja.txt
  • next to write the songs for the Hallidays' Peter Pan, but the couple ultimately decided on Carolyn Leigh and Mark Charlap to do the lyrics and musictheatre-pdfs/Mary Martin-Broadway Legend (Ronald L. Davis).txt
  • music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, produced by Edwin Lester andtheatre-pdfs/Mary Martin-Broadway Legend (Ronald L. Davis).txt
  • Music, Mark Charlap; Additional Lyrics, Betty Comden, Adolph Green; Additional Music, Jule Styne; Original productjon, conceived, directed and choregraphed by Jerome Robbins; Entire production directed and choreographed by Rob Iscove; Musical and Vocaltheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt

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