Editing Peanuts (section)

===Theater===
[[File:Snoopy the musical otterbein university.jpg|thumb|Performance of ''[[Snoopy! The Musical]]'' by the [[Otterbein University]] theater group]]

The characters first appeared in live stage production in 1967 with the musical ''[[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown]]'', scored by [[Clark Gesner]]. It is a collection of musical sketches, where the characters explore their identities and discover the feelings they have for each other.{{sfn|Solomon|1988a}} The play was performed [[off-broadway]], as well as later being performed as a live telecast on [[NBC]].{{sfn|The Morning Record|1972}} The play continued to have other professional performances, in the London [[West End of London|West End]], and later a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] revival, while also being a popular choice of musical by amateur theater groups such as schools.{{sfn|Willis|Hodges|2006}}

A second musical premiered in 1975, ''[[Snoopy! The Musical]]'', scored by [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]] with lyrics by [[Hal Hackady]]. A sequel to ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'', ''Snoopy!'' is also a collection of musical sketches, though focused on Snoopy.{{sfn|Solomon|1988a}} It was first performed in San Francisco,{{sfn|Suskin|2000|p=350}} and eventually [[off-Broadway]] for 152 performances.{{sfn|Gans|2004}}

''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' and ''Snoopy!!! The Musical'' were both further adapted as animated television specials, respectively, [[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special)|in 1985]]{{sfn|DeMott|2010}} and [[Snoopy! The Musical (TV special)|in 1988]].{{sfn|Solomon|1988a}} Going in the opposite direction from animation to live production, is the 2016 ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'', based on the animated [[A Charlie Brown Christmas|television special of the same name]]. It is considered a generally faithful readaptation, although it features the additional characters Woodstock and Peppermint Patty who did not exist in the strip when the original was made.{{sfn|Jevens|2016}}