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The Seven Year Itch. Paperback – January 1, 1998

by George Axelrod (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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A three-act romantic comedy play by George Axelrod that was made into a film co-written and directed by Billy Wilder, and starred Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, released in 1955.
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  1. Print length
    72 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dramatist's Play Service
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0822210177
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0822210177
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dramatist's Play Service (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0822210177
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0822210177
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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John Dalton
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015
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Great to be able to read a script and then go see the show...
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Joey Collier
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2015
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A good read, but the movie was infinitely better!
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Gary F. Taylor
3.0 out of 5 stars Dated and Unable to Compare with the Film Version
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2013
Although the film version starring Marilyn Monroe is more famous today, in 1952 THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH was a Broadway smash, opening in 1952 and running over one thousand performances before closing in 1955. The play is performed in three acts on a single set and requires a cast of four men, six women, and one child (a boy.)

They play concerns Richard Sherman, a man in his late thirties, who has stayed in New York City while his wife and child and take a summer-long vacation at the seashore. Alone and twitchy, he makes the acquaintance of a new neighbor, a sexy, free-spirited young woman who lives upstairs. Throughout the play he fantasizes about seducing her, and his fantasies contrast with reality in a comic way. Ultimately, Richard proves an incompetent seducer--and more jealous of his wife than she has reason to be jealous of him.

The play is amusing, but it has not dated tremendously well, and it is very hard to read the script without seeing Marilyn Monroe as "The Girl." This may be an instance where the play is better left read than actually seen performed, for it is difficult to imagine a version that could displace our collective memory of the film version. We keep waiting for Monroe to stand over the subway grate and have her skirts swirl up from the passing breeze ... but the scene does not occur in the play.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer
In Memory of Mrs. Marie Madden
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