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Seventeen
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 21, 1951
Closing Date
Nov 24, 1951
Performances
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Open Date: Jun 21, 1951
Close Date: Nov 24, 1951
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Jun 21, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
Setting
Indianapolis. 1907.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
; Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Milton Berle
,
Sammy Lambert
and
Bernie Foyer
Music by
Walter Kent
; Lyrics by
Kim Gannon
; Book by
Sally Benson
; Based on the novel by
Booth Tarkington
; Music arranged by
Ted Royal
; Musical Director:
Vincent Travers
; Choral arrangements by
Crane Calder
; Dance Musical Arrangements by
Jesse Meeker
Staged by
Hassard Short
; Book Directed by
Richard Whorf
; Dances and Musical Numbers by
Dania Krupska
Scenic Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
; Lighting Design by
Hassard Short
; Assistant to Mr. Chaney:
Melvin Bourne
; Assistant to Mr. Ffolkes:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Nick Holde
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Downing
; Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
Music Contractor:
Jack Maisell
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Frank Goodman
; Assistant to Miss Krupska:
Rex Cooper
; Assistant to Mr. Short:
William Strahlman
; Dance Captain:
Richard France
Frank Albertson
Mr. Baxter
Bob Bakanic
Don
Penny Bancroft
Mrs. Parcher
Margaret Baxter
Singer with the Orchestra
Alonzo Bosan
Mr. Genesis
Joan Bowman
Nan
Bonnie Brae
Madge
King Calder
Mr. Parcher
Carol Cole
Ida
Ann Crowley
Lola Pratt
Doris Dalton
Mrs. Baxter
Maurice Ellis
Genesis
Richard France
Lester
Stan Grover
Singer with the Orchestra
Joseph James
Porter
Dick Kallman
Joe Bullitt
Henry Lawrence
Singer with the Orchestra
Dorothy Manko
Singer with the Orchestra
Ellen McCown
May Parcher
Sherry McCutcheon
Jenny
Jim Moore
Charlie
Harrison Muller
George Crooper
Kenneth Nelson
Willie Baxter
Darrell Notara
Darrell
Bill Nuss
Singer with the Orchestra
Greg O'Brien
Bert
Elizabeth Pacetti
Sue
Bill Reilly
Dave
Betty Jane Seagle
Jane Baxter
John Sharpe
Johnnie Watson
Jeanne Shea
Singer with the Orchestra
Paula Stewart
Singer with the Orchestra
Ray Thomas
Singer with the Orchestra
Helen Wood
Emmie
Understudies:
Penny Bancroft
(Mrs. Baxter),
Carol Cole
(Emmie),
Rochelle Enker
(Jane Baxter),
Richard France
(Joe Bullitt),
Joseph James
(Genesis, Mr. Genesis),
Dick Kallman
(Willie Baxter),
Al McGranary
(Mr. Baxter, Mr. Parcher),
Jim Moore
(Johnnie Watson),
Greg O'Brien
(Alternate Dancer),
Bill Reilly
(George Crooper) and
Paula Stewart
(Lola Pratt, May Parcher)
Songs
music by
Walter Kent
; lyrics by
Kim Gannon
Act 1
Sung By
Weatherbee's Drug Store
Joe Bullitt, Don, Lester, Charlie, Darrell, Dave and Johnnie Watson
This Was Just Another Day
Lola Pratt and Willie Baxter
Things Are Gonna Hum This Summer
Lola Pratt, May Parcher, Emmie, Joe Bullitt, Johnnie Watson, Charlie, Madge, Lester and Friends
How Do You Do, Miss Pratt?
Willie Baxter
Summertime Is Summertime
Emmie, Lester, May Parcher, Joe Bullitt and Friends
Reciprocity
Lola Pratt, Don, Charlie, Lester, Dave, Darrell and Johnnie Watson
Ode to Lola
May Parcher, Emmie, Nan, Madge, Ida, Jenny and Sue
Headache and Heartache
Mrs. Baxter and Mr. Baxter
OO-OOO-OOO, What You Do to Me
George Crooper
Act 2
Sung By
The Hoosier Way
George Crooper, Emmie, Lester, Charlie, Ida and Friends
I Could Get Married Today
Willie Baxter, Genesis and Mr. Genesis
After All, It's Spring
May Parcher, Joe Bullitt and Friends
If We Only Could Stop the Old Town Clock
Lola Pratt, Willie Baxter, George Crooper, Joe Bullitt, May Parcher, Emmie and Friends
After All, It's Spring
(Reprise)
The Company
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Dick Kallman
and
Helen Wood
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
; Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Milton Berle
,
Sammy Lambert
and
Bernie Foyer
Music by
Walter Kent
; Lyrics by
Kim Gannon
; Book by
Sally Benson
; Based on the novel by
Booth Tarkington
; Music arranged by
Ted Royal
; Musical Director:
Vincent Travers
; Choral arrangements by
Crane Calder
; Dance Musical Arrangements by
Jesse Meeker
Staged by
Hassard Short
; Book Directed by
Richard Whorf
; Dances and Musical Numbers by
Dania Krupska
Scenic Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
; Lighting Design by
Hassard Short
; Assistant to Mr. Chaney:
Melvin Bourne
; Assistant to Mr. Ffolkes:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Nick Holde
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Downing
; Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
Music Contractor:
Jack Maisell
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Frank Goodman
; Assistant to Miss Krupska:
Rex Cooper
; Assistant to Mr. Short:
William Strahlman
; Dance Captain:
Richard France
Frank Albertson
Mr. Baxter
Bob Bakanic
Don
Penny Bancroft
Mrs. Parcher
Margaret Baxter
Singer with the Orchestra
Alonzo Bosan
Mr. Genesis
Joan Bowman
Nan
Bonnie Brae
Madge
King Calder
Mr. Parcher
Carol Cole
Ida
Ann Crowley
Lola Pratt
Doris Dalton
Mrs. Baxter
Maurice Ellis
Genesis
Richard France
Lester
Stan Grover
Singer with the Orchestra
Joseph James
Porter
Dick Kallman
Joe Bullitt
Henry Lawrence
Singer with the Orchestra
Dorothy Manko
Singer with the Orchestra
Ellen McCown
May Parcher
Sherry McCutcheon
Jenny
Jim Moore
Charlie
Harrison Muller
George Crooper
Kenneth Nelson
Willie Baxter
Darrell Notara
Darrell
Bill Nuss
Singer with the Orchestra
Greg O'Brien
Bert
Elizabeth Pacetti
Sue
Bill Reilly
Dave
Betty Jane Seagle
Jane Baxter
John Sharpe
Johnnie Watson
Jeanne Shea
Singer with the Orchestra
Paula Stewart
Singer with the Orchestra
Ray Thomas
Singer with the Orchestra
Helen Wood
Emmie
Understudies:
Penny Bancroft
(Mrs. Baxter),
Carol Cole
(Emmie),
Rochelle Enker
(Jane Baxter),
Richard France
(Joe Bullitt),
Joseph James
(Genesis, Mr. Genesis),
Dick Kallman
(Willie Baxter),
Al McGranary
(Mr. Baxter, Mr. Parcher),
Jim Moore
(Johnnie Watson),
Greg O'Brien
(Alternate Dancer),
Bill Reilly
(George Crooper) and
Paula Stewart
(Lola Pratt, May Parcher)
music by
Walter Kent
; lyrics by
Kim Gannon
Act 1
Sung By
Weatherbee's Drug Store
Joe Bullitt, Don, Lester, Charlie, Darrell, Dave and Johnnie Watson
This Was Just Another Day
Lola Pratt and Willie Baxter
Things Are Gonna Hum This Summer
Lola Pratt, May Parcher, Emmie, Joe Bullitt, Johnnie Watson, Charlie, Madge, Lester and Friends
How Do You Do, Miss Pratt?
Willie Baxter
Summertime Is Summertime
Emmie, Lester, May Parcher, Joe Bullitt and Friends
Reciprocity
Lola Pratt, Don, Charlie, Lester, Dave, Darrell and Johnnie Watson
Ode to Lola
May Parcher, Emmie, Nan, Madge, Ida, Jenny and Sue
Headache and Heartache
Mrs. Baxter and Mr. Baxter
OO-OOO-OOO, What You Do to Me
George Crooper
Act 2
Sung By
The Hoosier Way
George Crooper, Emmie, Lester, Charlie, Ida and Friends
I Could Get Married Today
Willie Baxter, Genesis and Mr. Genesis
After All, It's Spring
May Parcher, Joe Bullitt and Friends
If We Only Could Stop the Old Town Clock
Lola Pratt, Willie Baxter, George Crooper, Joe Bullitt, May Parcher, Emmie and Friends
After All, It's Spring
(Reprise)
The Company
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Dick Kallman
and
Helen Wood
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