| Marilyn | |
| An American Fable | |
| Music | Jeanne Napoli Doug Frank Gary Portnoy Beth Lawrence Norman Thalheimer |
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| Lyrics | Jeanne Napoli Doug Frank Gary Portnoy Beth Lawrence Norman Thalheimer |
| Book | Patricia Michaels |
| Based upon | The life of Marilyn Monroe |
| Productions | 1983 Broadway |
Marilyn: An American Fable is a musical with a book by Patricia Michaels and music and lyrics by Jeanne Napoli, Doug Frank, Gary Portnoy, Beth Lawrence, and Norman Thalheimer. Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is a singer/ songwriter from New York best known for co-writing and singing the theme songs to two U Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is a singer/ songwriter from New York best known for co-writing and singing the theme songs to two U Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is a singer/ songwriter from New York best known for co-writing and singing the theme songs to two U
Not to be confused with the West End production Marilyn starring Stephanie Lawrence, this allegedly "authorized" version (officially endorsed by acting coach Lee Strasberg's wife Anna), while also based on events in the life of screen icon Marilyn Monroe, was a highly fictionalized account, complete with a happy ending, set on a huge, vacant Hollywood soundstage. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Stephanie Lawrence ( 16 December 1949 – 4 November 2000) was a British musical theatre actress. Lee Strasberg ( November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an Academy Award -nominated Austro-Hungarian - American An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A sound stage is a soundproof Hangar -like structure building or room used for the production of theatrical motion pictures and Television shows
The production underwent numerous changes throughout its development period. During rehearsals, original star Gerolyn Petchel was relaced by Alyson Reed, and after previews began, director/choreographer Kenny Ortega was replaced by Thommie Walsh and Baayork Lee, although Ortega retained credit in the program. Alyson Reed (born January 11 1958) is an American Dancer and Actress. A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Kenny Ortega (April 18 1950 is an Emmy award winning producer director and Choreographer. Thommie Walsh ( March 15, 1950 &ndash June 16, 2007) was an American Dancer, Choreographer, and director Baayork Lee (born 1946 is an American actress, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Theatre director, and Author. Ten musical numbers were dropped and forty-five minutes of dialogue were excised before opening night. Among the characters retained were young Norma Jean Baker, who interacted with her adult self, and a Greek chorus-like trio called Destiny, who provided a running commentary about the sex goddess' woes. The Greek chorus ( choros) is believed to have grown out of the Greek Dithyrambs and Tragikon drama in tragic plays of the ancient
After thirty-four previews, the Broadway production opened on November 20, 1983 at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for only seventeen performances. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Minskoff Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1515 Broadway in midtown- Manhattan. In addition to Reed, the cast included Scott Bakula (making his Broadway debut) as Joe DiMaggio, Will Gerard as Arthur Miller, and Kristi Coombs as young Norma Jean. Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist.
Reed was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and
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Awards and nominations
1984 Drama Desk Award nomination
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Alyson Reed
References
Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum, published by St. Martin's Press (1991), pages 29-31 (ISBN 0-312-06428-4)
External links
Ken Mandelbaum is an American Columnist, Critic, and Author whose primary field of expertise is musical theatre St Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the iconic Flatiron Building in New York City. The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnelDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic