BEFORE SMASH: There was 'MARILYN: An American Fable' on Broadway in 1983. (Lost Video Footage!)
Long before we had the fabulous Mark Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can) composer and lyricist of SMASH’s fictional Marilyn Monroe bio, Bombshell; there was the first musical that attempted to recreate her life in Marilyn: An American Fable opening on November 20, 1983. Sadly, it was also one of first […]