Seventeen (musical)

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Seventeen
Music Walter Kent
Lyrics Kim Gannon
Book Sally Benson
Setting Indianapolis, 1907
Basis Seventeen by Booth Tarkington
PremiereJune 21, 1951 (1951-06-21): Broadhurst Theatre, New York City

Seventeen is a 1951 American musical that debuted in the United States starring Kenneth Nelson. [1] [2] [3]

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Overview

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 stage play, then as a silent film, 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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References

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  3. Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts. McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786453092.