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1951 musical From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seventeen is a 1951 American musical that debuted in the United States starring Kenneth Nelson.[1][2][3]
Seventeen | |
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Music | Walter Kent |
Lyrics | Kim Gannon |
Book | Sally Benson |
Setting | Indianapolis, 1907 |
Basis | Seventeen by Booth Tarkington |
Premiere | June 21, 1951 : Broadhurst Theatre, New York City |
Set in Indianapolis in 1907, Seventeen is based on Booth Tarkington’s Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William, a series of sketches first published in 1914 in Metropolitan Magazine, before being collected into a book two years later.[2] Adapted as a 1916 silent film, then a 1917 stage play,[4] it became a 1926 musical under the title Hello, Lola.[2]
In an adaptation by The New Yorker writer Sally Benson, and music by Walter Kent and lyrics by Kim Gannon, Seventeen opened at the Broadhurst Theatre[1] on Broadway June 21, 1951.[2] The show detailed the puppy-love romance between 17-year-old Willie Baxter and the flirtatious Lola Pratt, portrayed by Kenneth Nelson and Ann Crowley.[2] It ran for 182 performances.[2]
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