''Seventeen'' is a 1951 American musical that debuted in the
United States
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starring
Kenneth Nelson
Kenneth Nelson (March 24, 1930 – October 7, 1993) was an American actor.
Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nelson appeared in several television series in the late 1940s, ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' and ''The Aldrich Family'' a ...
.
Overview
Set in Indianapolis in 1907, ''Seventeen'' is based on
Booth Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels '' The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1918) and '' Alice Adams'' (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitz ...
’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.
[ Adapted as a stage play, then as a silent film, it became a 1926 musical under the title ''Hello, Lola''.][
In an adaptation by '']The New Yorker
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'' writer Sally Benson
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, and music by Walter Kent and lyrics by Kim Gannon, ''Seventeen'' opened at the Broadhurst Theatre
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[ on ]Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
June 21, 1951.[ The show detailed the puppy-love romance between 17-year-old Willie Baxter and the flirtatious Lola Pratt, portrayed by ]Kenneth Nelson
Kenneth Nelson (March 24, 1930 – October 7, 1993) was an American actor.
Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nelson appeared in several television series in the late 1940s, ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' and ''The Aldrich Family'' a ...
and Ann Crowley.[ It ran for 182 performances.][
]
References
External links
*{{ibdb production, 1950
''Seventeen'' at iTunes
1951 musicals
Broadway musicals
Musicals based on novels
Musicals based on films