Editing Moose Charlap (section)

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{{Infobox person
| name               = Moose Charlap
| birth_name         = Morris Isaac Charlip
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1928|12|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1974|7|8|1928|12|19}}
| death_place        = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| known_for          = ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954)
| spouse             = [[Sandy Stewart (singer)|Sandy Stewart]]
| relatives          = [[Bill Charlap]] (son)
| other_names        = Moose Charlap
}}
'''Morris Isaac''' "'''Moose'''" '''Charlap''' ({{Ne|Charlip}}; December 19, 1928 – July 8, 1974) was an American [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[composer]] best known for ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954), for which [[Carolyn Leigh]] wrote the lyrics.<ref>[[google:"Moose+Charlap"&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0 v2B593NAhVK8IMKHQn2CW8QsAQIJQ&biw=1278&bih=1342#imgrc=CYrSL1WJIkWtaM:|Photograph of Morris "Moose" Charlap]]</ref> The idea for the show came from [[Jerome Robbins]], who planned to have a few songs by Charlap and Leigh.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/pictures/composer-moose-charlap-and-lyricist-carolyn-leigh-during-a-news-photo-512975289 Photograph of Moose Charlap and Carolyn Leigh at work on ''Peter Pan'']</ref> 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]].