Evening Primrose (ABC Stage 67)
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"Evening Primrose" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American television series ABC Stage 67. The episode is a musical with a book by James Goldman and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on a John Collier short story published in the 1951 collection Fancies and Goodnights.
"Evening Primrose" | |||
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ABC Stage 67 episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 | ||
Directed by | Paul Bogart | ||
Written by | James Goldman John Collier | ||
Story by | James Goldman | ||
Produced by | John Houseman Willard Levitas | ||
Featured music | Stephen Sondheim | ||
Editing by | John Wells | ||
Original air date | November 16, 1966 (1966-11-16) | ||
Running time | 60 minutes | ||
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Written originally for television, the musical focuses on a poet who takes refuge from the world by hiding out in a department store after closing. He meets a community of night people who live in the store and falls in love with a beautiful young girl named Ella. Bizarre complications arise when the leader of the group forbids their relationship.