Marilyn- An American Fable
Oct 24
2018, 07:34:22 PM
Hi, I WAS THE ORIGINAL MARILYN in the musical "Marilyn, An American Fable."
Well 35 years later someone just sent this link to me. Today was the 1st time I ever got to see any footage of the musical. Seeing this really hit me hard . There were issues with the show ie: I addressed the 1st act needed more of Norman Jean's horrible childhood to show why she was so vulnerable, etc. Many songs I originated were cut and then they cheapen so much like the "Miss Bubbles" # weak.
The TRUTH is the Australian producers ran out of $ to finish the show, the computerized sets were sabotaged as we discovered 1st day of tech rehearsals 10 days b4 opening. Then new $$ came in I was fired along with several other cast members & Kenny Ortega was fired. They thought they could simply cut songs (which I have the rights to perform) & throw new ppl in and put on a show. Plus Many other issues but I won't go into them.
If you're interested at all, here's a link to my interviews and then a performance I did as Marilyn years later. Leeza Gibbons -Entertainment Tonight was filming a documentary of the Making of a Broadway musical for weeks. When I was let go Leeza wanted to finish the project with what happens when you put in all that time and then get fired. I had to avoid telling the REAL Truths for legals reasons at the time.
I apologize upfront for the bad lighting cues but at least b4 cell phones someone capture this for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuEJWm53OQE&feature=youtu.be&t=2s
Sincerely, Geralyn Petchel
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