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Cranks

Cranks

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Cranks was a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants. It was founded and owned by David and Kay Canter and Daphne Swann, and its flagship restaurant was at Marshall Street in the West End of London.

Opened
1956
Performances
40
Type
Revue
Era
Golden Age
Music: John AddisonLyrics: John Cranko

Productions1 on Broadway

1956 Bijou Theatre Original. November 26, 1956 · John Cranko 40 performances

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In the literature2 passages

Despite the musical’s attempts for originality and freshness and favorable comments by Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times, the critics were generally unimpressed and so The Nervous Set was gone in less than three weeks; like so many intimate offerings of the era (such as Cranks and The Next President), it probably w… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p790

like so many intimate offerings of the era (such as Cranks and The Next President), it probably would have fared better in an intimate Off-Broadway venue rather than a traditional Broadway playhouse. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p795

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