Nevertheless, on March 7, 1955 — 70 years ago today — NBC broadcast the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Peter Pan” starring ... and changed the ending to make it happier.

By Carlos Aguilar It was “E.T. the Extra-Terrestial” that turned David Lowery into a lifelong fan of “Peter ... Pan,” Joe Wright’s “Pan” and, of course, Disney’s 1953 animated ...