Marilyn! the Musical
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Marilyn - the Musical guidetomusicaltheatre.com, accessed 10 October 2019
- ^ De Vito, John; Tropea, Frank (2007). The Immortal Marilyn: The Depiction of an Icon. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press. pp. 17. ISBN 9780810858664.
- ^ 1983 Musicals overthefootlights.co.uk