Alix Cohen writes: To many of us, Mary Virginia Martin (1913-1990), will always be Peter Pan. Whether viewed onstage, in subsequent black and white television versions or its eventual color taping, Martin created such an indelible characterization in the musical that at the end of this evening, asked to sing “Never Neverland,” much of the audience had no need of provided lyrics. Her full career encompassed radio, nightclubs, television specials, 9 films, theatrical touring (notably Hello Dolly and Annie Get Your Gun), Broadway and The West End. Other originated roles include Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music.

Corinna Sowers-Adler, who, (surprise!) yodels like a pro, performed an absolutely terrific “Lonely Goatherd (The Sound of Music). Really, one wanted to polka. “My Cup Runneth Over” …with love (I Do! I Do!) was lush with feeling; its arrangement, lovely.

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