Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 9, 2012
Closed May 13, 2012
Opened May 9, 2012
Closed May 13, 2012
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, adapted from the novel by Anita Loos, has a book by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Set in the Roaring Twenties, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows the madcap adventures of the original "dumb blonde," Lorelei Lee, as she sets sail for Europe with her best friend Dorothy Shaw. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes made a star of Carol Channing on Broadway and later cemented Marilyn Monroe's status as an American film icon and sex symbol in the 1953 screen version. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is the crown jewel in a score that sparkles with songs like "Bye, Bye, Baby," "A Little Girl from Little Rock" and "I Love What I'm Doing (When I'm Doing it for Love)." The original production, directed by John C. Wilson and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 8, 1949, and played a total of 740 performances. The show was revived by Tony Randall's National Actors Theater in 1995 and ran for 24 performances.
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The champagne flows freely onstage at New York City Center during Encores! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but it's the audience that will feel heady watching John Rando's sparkling (and surprisingly elaborate) production of the 1949 musical.
And even if they're sitting in the gallery, they can't help but feel the incandescence of Megan Hilty as the diamond-loving, diamond-wearing Lorelei Lee, the not-so-dumb blonde who knows how to get what she wants (diamonds and men -- not necessarily in that order). If Hilty wasn't already a star (now courtesy of TV's Smash), her singular take on Lorelei -- a blend of calculatedly exaggerated comic line readings and powerhouse vocals --would make her one. N[...]