I think 16 could be okay if it's done well. I think she was around that age in the book... in the musical they sing she was "only a girl", and in my opinion, the song is in part about how she really can't handle her emotions (hence the desperation). Of course, you would have to be old enough to grasp that in order to do it well.
Yes, neomystyk29, that was inappropriate but oh so true :)
"I thought that that was just going to be a like one shot deal for me, you know, but they kept talking about it like, 'when we do the production, when we do the production', and I was like, 'yes, yes, when you do the production, cool, I will come and see it'". - John Gallagher Jr. on SA