Marilyn! the Musical

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Marilyn! The Musical is a musical written by Mort Garson about Marilyn Monroe that was originally produced in London in 1983 as a vehicle for Stephanie Lawrence.[1]

The show's book and lyrics were by Jacques Wilson and it opened at the Adelphi Theatre on 17 March 1983 where it ran for 156 performances.[1][2]

Directed by Larry Fuller, with whom Lawrence had worked on Evita, the principal cast also included John Christie, John Bennett, David Firth, Bruce Barry and Judith Bruce.[1][2]

Despite poor reviews for the show, Lawrence's performance was praised.[3]

Cast

  • Camera - John Christie
  • Norma-Jean/Marilyn - Stephanie Lawrence
  • Paula Strasberg/Foster Parent - Myra Sands
  • Jack Warner/Foster Parent - David Shelmerdine
  • Louella Parsons/Mrs. Dougherty - Margaret Burton
  • Jim Dougherty - Clive Carter
  • Mama - Judith Bruce
  • Mrs. Miller/Nurse - Shirley Greenwood
  • Norma Jean's Mambo Partner - Brad Graham
  • Hedda Hopper/Emmeline Snivelli - Marie Lorraine
  • Andre De Dienes - Bruce Barry
  • Starlets - Diane Simmons
    Lindsey Lomax
    Rossana Dane
  • Lee Strasberg/Johnny Hyde - John Bennett
  • Harry Cohn - Stanley Fleet
  • Darryl Zanuck - Chuck Julian
  • Jimmy Fiddler - David Oakley
  • Joe Di Maggio - Stuart Milligan
  • Arthur Miller - David Firth
  • Mr. Miller - Richard Lloyd-Morgan
  • Female Wedding Guest - Helen Hembrough
  • Male Wedding Guest - Phillip Harrison[4]

Musical numbers

  • Did You Know Marilyn Monroe?
  • I Am Camera
  • Somebody Will Love Me
  • What Do We Do With the Girl?
  • Can You Hear Me Mama?
  • The Most Beautiful Girl of Them All
  • 8 x 10 Glossies
  • Where Do You Want Me?
  • I Never Knew A Girl Like Her Before
  • Seeing Other Men
  • Come and Get It
  • It Happens
  • The Man Has Got An Eye
  • I Can See Myself Very Clearly
  • To Love Somebody
  • Then The Town Comes Down on Your Head
  • I'm Going Public
  • So Happy to See Me
  • Who's That Girl?
  • How Do You Like It?
  • Bigger Than Life
  • A Girl Like You Needs A Little Protection
  • There's So Much to Do in New York
  • Dumb Blonde
  • The Wedding
  • The Scene Will Play
  • Beautiful Child
  • It Was Not Meant to Be
  • Somewhere a Phone is Ringing[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wright, Adrian (2010). A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-war British Musical. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer. p. 266. ISBN 9781843835424.
  2. ^ a b Marilyn - the Musical guidetomusicaltheatre.com, accessed 10 October 2019
  3. ^ De Vito, John; Tropea, Frank (2007). The Immortal Marilyn: The Depiction of an Icon. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press. pp. 17. ISBN 9780810858664.
  4. ^ 1983 Musicals overthefootlights.co.uk

Also see

  • Marilyn: An American Fable
  • Bombshell