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]

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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

Musical numbers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wright, Adrian (2010). A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-war British Musical. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer. p. 266. ISBN   9781843835424.
  2. 1 2 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 Archived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine overthefootlights.co.uk

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