The Boy Friend
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The Boy Friend is a 1954 musical comedy by Sandy Wilson that affectionately parodies 1920s musical styles and became a long-running West End hit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boy Friend canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Sandy Wilson ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Sandy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereTheatre | Royale Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| composer | Sandy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Sandy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Ken Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | Twiggy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| firstProfessionalProductionYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Boy Friend (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Lady Brockhurst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Brockhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Dubonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ Percival Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
A Room in Bloomsbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Could Be Happy With You NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Friend (title song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Won’t You Charleston With Me? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sandy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction | West End production at Wyndham’s Theatre ⓘ |
| notableRevivalLocation |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionTheatre | Players’ Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| period | post-war British musical theatre ⓘ |
| reception |
commercially successful
ⓘ
long-running West End hit ⓘ |
| roleWrittenForPerformer | Julie Andrews as Polly Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | French Riviera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| style | pastiche of 1920s musicals ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | 1920s musical styles ⓘ |
| tone | light-hearted ⓘ |
| westEndPremiereYear | 1954 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.