Marilyn the Musical.
Marilyn the Musical.
#1Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/24/12 at 8:41pm
So....I think that the songs in Smash are shaping up to be a nice musical.
How would the book go for Marilyn the Musical?
How fast would we progress through Marilyn's life?
What would be omitted?
Where would you split the acts?
Where would the current songs go?
How would you end the musical without being morbid?
Stand-by Joined: 12/31/69
#2Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/24/12 at 8:43pmI would make sure the "straight" assistant steals the script for good and the show NEVER gets done.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#2Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/24/12 at 9:27pm
"Straight"...
Yea, right.
When he leaned over and started macking on the girl, may gaydar exploded.
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-whatever2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#4Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/24/12 at 9:56pmWhere have you been Taboo? from Roman in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#5Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/24/12 at 10:06pm
I really don't think "Let Me Be Your Star" is a good way to start the show.
I think it's better as the Act One Finale.
Maybe It should take place after her divorce from her first husband....or maybe her divorce from Joe DiMaggio.
Opinions?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#6Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 6:04am
Oh, sweetheart -- you are not going to get any sort of real discussion going on here.
Let the writers write their show, and lets us keep hoping it shapes up.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#7Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 10:11am
haha ^
patti---i have been working much. i miss your batch of pasta.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#8Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 4:06pm
Nothing in SMASH thus far has suggested to me there is a musical in Marilyn Monroe's life that I would want to see.
But if posters here want to write one, it's apparent the SMASH producers could use the help.
#9Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 4:39pmI don't think the little "straight" assistant is going to be straight for long.
Just give the world Love.
LegallyBroadway2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/19/10
#10Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 4:42pmI like let me be your star as the opening number, because everyone knows Marilyn, wither a little or a lot, so having a number like such opening the show reflects upon the fact that we known somewhat of what is happening/ happened, instead of it trying to be like a musical that pretends no one knows the outcome.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#11Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 6:05pmI don't know if "straight" is going to be his ultimate character path. I'm seeing him as a touch of omni-sexual opportunistic whore.
brdwyrobb0134
Swing Joined: 5/12/11
#12Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 6:10pm
In all seriousness though- what are the chances, if the show does well, that they would actually put up a full musical in NY?
I mean theres a score being written by a reliable team and such so I just think that theres always a possibility a real show could come out of this
Updated On: 2/26/12 at 06:10 PM
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#13Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/25/12 at 8:31pmAn opening number needs to tell the audience what the show will be about. Since we've heard so little on that subject, I don't know how to judge whether "Let Me Be Your Star" works at the top of the show or not.
#14Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/26/12 at 6:56pm
It just seems more like an Act One Finale...but that would be a slow moving show...and Act Two would be really rushed. Maybe if the beginning was more upbeat or something it could work at the opening.
And why is the assistant being discussed? This is not about Smash, but rather about the Marilyn Musical. Go talk about it in the Smash thread.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#15Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/26/12 at 8:49pm
Now that I've reviewed the lyrics:
http://www.elyricsworld.com/let_me_be_your_star_lyrics_katharine_mcphee.html
It makes perfect sense at the top of the show, either as a starting point for the story or as a number to motivate a flashback of Monroe's life. Or it makes sense at the end of Act I if they are going to devote half the show to Monroe's pre-stardom life.
The problem remains that we have no idea what musical they think they are writing.
Which I assume is why these lyrics are so generic; Marc Shaiman and his collaborators usually write clearer details.
Emmaloucbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/11
#16Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/26/12 at 9:50pmI think the real question is what the show curtain would look like.
#17Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/26/12 at 10:14pm
Hmmm...The story told as a flashback would be great.
Maybe at the end of the Overture the audience sees headlines and hears snippets of new reports about Marilyn's death and then spotlight on Marilyn and she sings Let Me Be Your Star.
#18Marilyn the Musical.
Posted: 2/26/12 at 10:33pm
Don't worry taboo- Patti's pasta's water is only just beginning to boil 
