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The stage version premiered at the Fulton Theatre on November 20, 1952, and closed there on August 13, 1955, after a run of 1,141 performances, making it the longest-running non-musical play of the 1950s.
- George Axelrod
- 1952
The Seven Year Itch was filmed between September and November 1954, and is Wilder's only film released by 20th Century-Fox. Originally called "The Seven Year Ichty" by Wilder as a joke, but later changed.
- THE SCREEN RIGHTS WERE ACQUIRED FOR $255,000. Part of the 1953 agreement with Axelrod was that the movie could not be released before January 31, 1956, since the play was still making money.
- WILDER AND AXELROD HAD A SOMEWHAT CONTEMPTUOUS FIRST MEETING. Both Wilder and Axelrod worked on the movie adaptation. Axelrod brought his script from the play with him to his first meeting with Wilder, and told Wilder he thought they could use it as a guide.
- THANKS TO THE HAYS CODE, THERE WERE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PLAY AND THE MOVIE. In the play, Sherman and The Girl have sex. However, the Production Code dictated that “adultery must never be the subject of comedy or laughter.”
- THE GIRL HAD NO NAME FOR A REASON. "The truth is that I could never think of a name to really fit the girl I had in mind," Axelrod said. Apparently Wilder couldn't come up with one either.
The seven-year itch is a popular belief, sometimes quoted as having psychological backing, that happiness in a marriage or long-term romantic relationship declines after around seven years. [1] The phrase was used in the title of the play The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod , and gained popularity following the 1955 film adaptation starring ...
(Nov 20, 1952 - Aug 13, 1955) Setting. The apartment of the Richard Shermans, in the Gramercy Park section of New York City. Present time. People. Awards. Production Staff. Opening Night Cast. Replacements. Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President) Produced by Courtney Burr and Elliott Nugent.
The Seven Year Itch premiered on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on November 20, 1952. Directed by John Gerstad, the production starred Tom Ewell and Vanessa Brown. The Broadway run ended on August 13, 1955, after a run of 1,141 performances, making The Seven Year Itch the longest-running non-musical play of the 1950s.
Oct 10, 2000 · Lyn Gardner. Tue 10 Oct 2000 19.00 EDT. M emorable for the movie version, in which Marilyn Monroe experienced difficulty with her skirt, The Seven Year Itch began as a play in 1953. It...
