The Tender Trap (play)
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The Tender Trap is a 1954 play by Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith.[1] It is a three-act farce, with a small cast, one setting, and moderate pacing. The story concerns a bachelor with a trio of professional women and a recent college grad as girl friends, who tries to avoid their suggestions of marriage.
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Written by | Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith |
Directed by | Michael Gordon |
Date premiered | October 13, 1954 |
Place premiered | Longacre Theatre |
Original language | English |
Subject | Bachelor tries to dodge matrimony |
Genre | Farce |
Setting | Manhattan apartment of Charlie Reader, mid-1950s |
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The play's original Broadway performance was produced by Clinton Wilder, staged by Michael Gordon, and starred Robert Preston, Kim Hunter, and Ronny Graham.[2] The play was profitable but a venue scheduling conflict forced it to close early while still making money.[3] Popular with community theatre and regional theatre during the 1950s, it has never had a Broadway revival, but was adapted by its authors for a 1955 MGM film release.