''Marilyn! The Musical'' is a musical written by
Mort Garson about
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...
that was originally produced in London in 1983 as a
vehicle
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for
Stephanie Lawrence.
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.
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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.
[
Despite poor reviews for the show, Lawrence's performance was praised.
]
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
Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American acting coach and actor. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed ...
/ Johnny Hyde - John Bennett
*Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Life and career
Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His fath ...
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* Darryl Zanuck - Chuck Julian
* Jimmy Fiddler - David Oakley
* Joe Di Maggio - Stuart Milligan
*Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...
- David Firth
*Mr. Miller - Richard Lloyd-Morgan
*Female Wedding Guest - Helen Hembrough
*Male Wedding Guest - Phillip Harrison1983 Musicals
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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
References
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Also see
*''
Marilyn: An American Fable''
*''
Bombshell''
1983 musicals
West End musicals
British musicals
Cultural depictions of Marilyn Monroe
Cultural depictions of Joe DiMaggio
Plays based on real people
Musicals set in the 20th century