"film to ""help you feed your pussycat."" Additionally, a lyrical snippet from Madonna's song ""Material Girl"" was worked into this adaptation of the song. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" is a jazz song introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" (1949), which was written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin. It was based on a novel by Anita Loos. The song is perhaps most famously performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"". Monroe's character, Lorelei Lee, has been followed on a Transatlantic ocean"
"Diamonds (musical) Diamonds is a musical revue about baseball. The book and music were created by many writers, composers, and lyricists. Among them were Ellen Fitzhugh, Roy Blount, Jr., and John Weidman (book); and Larry Grossman, Comden and Green, Howard Ashman, and Cy Coleman, music. The musical ran Off Broadway at the Circle in the Square Downtown theater, beginning on December 16, 1984 and closing on March 31, 1985, after 122 performances. The production was directed by Broadway veteran Harold Prince. The cast included Loni Ackerman, Susan Bigelow, Jackée Harry, Scott Holmes, Dick Latessa, Dwayne Markee, Wade Raley, Larry Riley,"
"final verdict: 'Call 'Diamonds' a Little League homer and let it go at that.'"" Diamonds (musical) Diamonds is a musical revue about baseball. The book and music were created by many writers, composers, and lyricists. Among them were Ellen Fitzhugh, Roy Blount, Jr., and John Weidman (book); and Larry Grossman, Comden and Green, Howard Ashman, and Cy Coleman, music. The musical ran Off Broadway at the Circle in the Square Downtown theater, beginning on December 16, 1984 and closing on March 31, 1985, after 122 performances. The production was directed by Broadway veteran Harold Prince. The cast included Loni Ackerman,"
"a Broadway musical, and two films) explores the appeal of blonde women. The ""Encyclopedia of Hair"" describes Marilyn Monroe's blonde role as that of ""a fragile woman who relied on her looks rather than on intelligence—what some people refer to as 'dumb blonde'."" At the same time, in the film she demonstrates a certain amount of wit regarding her life position expressed in her hit """"Diamonds are a girl's best friend"""". Madonna emulated that screen-persona of Monroe in her music video ""Material Girl"". Many blonde actresses have played stereotypical ""dumb blondes"", including Monroe (dyed blonde), Judy Holliday, Jayne Mansfield (dyed"
"Legs Diamond (musical) Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film ""The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond"" (1960), with a screenplay by Joseph Landon. The music and lyrics are by Peter Allen. ""The Almost Totally Fictitious Musical History of Legs Diamond"" follows the travails of its title character, a Depression-era mobster who wants to break into show business. The musical opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on December 26, 1988 and closed on February 19, 1989 after 64 performances and 72 previews (far more than"
"a film of the same name in 1953, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. The popular songs ""Bye Bye Baby"" and ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" were introduced in this musical. In the 1920s, Lorelei Lee, a blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, and her friend Dorothy Shaw board the ocean liner ""Ile de France"", to embark for France (""It's High Time""). Lorelei and her boyfriend (who is her ""sugar daddy""), Gus Esmond, are parting for a while (""Bye, Bye Baby""); Gus is going to Little Rock, and Dorothy is Lorelei's chaperone. On the ship, Lorelei has many admirers, including"
"The critics praised the lyrics and some of the music but found the book ""remorselessly dull"". Treasure Girl Treasure Girl is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The musical's best-known song is ""(I've Got a) Crush on You"", which has been recorded by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra. After a tryout in Philadelphia beginning on October 15, 1928, the musical opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1928. It ran for 68 performances before closing on January 5, 1929. It starred"
"""FAME AWARD"" for ""Best Acting"". The play utilizes 17 songs that are interwoven with the dialogue, which is constructed entirely of documented quotes from Marilyn Monroe and pivotal characters from her personal life and career. The songs are all songs sung by Monroe in her films and include: ""My Heart Belongs To Daddy,"" ""I Want Be Loved By You,"" ""Running Wild,"" ""That Old Black Magic"" and ""Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."" Marilyn Forever Blonde Marilyn Forever Blonde is a play about Marilyn Monroe written by Greg Thompson. ""Marilyn Forever Blonde...The Marilyn Monroe Story In Her Own Words & Music"""
"Treasure Girl Treasure Girl is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The musical's best-known song is ""(I've Got a) Crush on You"", which has been recorded by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra. After a tryout in Philadelphia beginning on October 15, 1928, the musical opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1928. It ran for 68 performances before closing on January 5, 1929. It starred Gertrude Lawrence and featured Clifton Webb and Walter Catlett. Bertram Harrison directed, and Bobby Connelly choreographed."
"of proven authentic costumes, the costumes look very much the same today as the way they did when worn by Marilyn in her films. Most often the colors match, as do the materials and fabrics. ""Lot 832: Marilyn Monroe pink satin gown from the “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. This pink satin gown was worn by Marilyn Monroe as the gold-digging “Lorelei Lee” in one of cinema’s most memorable song and dance sequences as she performed “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”. This Travilla-designed pink silk satin strapless gown features black satin lining on"
"(later Allen) sang it. Legs Diamond (musical) Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film ""The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond"" (1960), with a screenplay by Joseph Landon. The music and lyrics are by Peter Allen. ""The Almost Totally Fictitious Musical History of Legs Diamond"" follows the travails of its title character, a Depression-era mobster who wants to break into show business. The musical opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on December 26, 1988 and closed on February 19, 1989 after 64 performances and 72"
"becoming her third top-five single there. The music video was a mimicry of Marilyn Monroe's performance of the song ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" from the 1953 film ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"". The mimicked scenes are interspersed with scenes of a Hollywood director trying to win the heart of an actress, played by Madonna herself. Discovering that, contrary to her song, the young woman was not impressed by money and expensive gifts, he pretended to be penniless and succeeded in taking her out on a date. She has performed the song in five of her world tours; most of her"
"Best Friend"" with the storyline of a man who impresses Madonna with daisies, rather than diamonds. In a 1987 interview with ""New York Daily News"", Madonna said: Well, my favorite scene in all of Monroe's movies is when she does that dance sequence for 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'. And when it came time to do the video for the song [Material Girl], I said, I can just redo that whole scene and it will be perfect. [...] Marilyn was made into something not human in a way, and I can relate to that. Her sexuality was something everyone"
"Annie (musical) Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip ""Little Orphan Annie"", with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs ""Tomorrow"" and ""It's the Hard Knock Life"" are among its most popular musical numbers. In 1933, eleven-year-old Annie is in"
"shows up at their show, Lorelei rebuffs him, after which she performs ""Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend"", the musical number whose lyrics explain why and how women need to pursue men with money. Meanwhile, Lady Beekman has filed charges regarding her missing tiara, and Lorelei is arraigned for theft. Dorothy persuades Lorelei to return the tiara, but the pair discover it is missing from her jewelry box. Piggy tries to weasel out of his part in the affair when Malone catches him at the airport. Dorothy stalls for time in court by pretending to be Lorelei, disguised in a"
"ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as ""Edelweiss"", ""My Favorite Things"", ""Climb Ev'ry Mountain"", ""Do-Re-Mi"", and the title song ""The Sound of Music"". The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, out of nine nominations. The first London production opened at the Palace Theatre in 1961. The show has enjoyed numerous productions and revivals since then. It"
"(Jacob Artist), Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin) and Ryder Lynn (Blake Jenner), NYADA senior Adam Crawford (Oliver Kieran Jones), and Emma's parents Rose and Rusty Pillsbury (Valerie Mahaffey and Don Most). The ten songs from the episode, all of which are movie-related, are being released as eight singles. These consist of two mash-ups: ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" from ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" and ""Material Girl"", based on ""Sparkling Diamonds"" from Moulin Rouge! and performed by Benoist and Newell, and ""Old Time Rock and Roll"" from ""Risky Business"" and ""Danger Zone"" from ""Top Gun"" performed by Chord Overstreet and Darren Criss,"
"A Broadway Musical A Broadway Musical is a musical with a book by William F. Brown, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The Broadway production closed after 14 previews and only one performance on December 21, 1978. The plot about a sleazy white theatre producer's attempt to adapt an African-American writer's serious play as a commercial stage musical was inspired by Adams and Strouse's real-life experiences with their 1964 Broadway production of ""Golden Boy"". The star of the musical-within-the-musical (""Sneakers"", about a basketball star) closely resembles ""Golden Boy"" star Sammy Davis, Jr. When the star opts to"
"Dreamgirls Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called ""The Dreams"", who become music superstars. Staged with a mostly African-American cast and originally starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Obba Babatundé, the musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway."
"The Girl Friend The Girl Friend is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Herbert Fields. This was the longest running show to date for the trio. ""The Girl Friend"" opened on Broadway at the Vanderbilt Theatre on March 17, 1926 and closed on December 27, 1926 after 301 performances. Produced by Lew Fields (Herbert's father), staged by John Harwood with musical staging by Jack Haskell, the cast starred Sammy White, Eva Puck and June Cochrane. White and Puck were married and well-known vaudeville performers of the time. A cyclist trains on"
"also well received. Upon its initial airing, the episode was viewed by 1.39 million Americans and garnered a 0.7/2 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. The total viewership and ratings for this episode were slightly up in comparison to the previous episode ""Father and the Bride"". The episode begins with a musical dream sequence of Serena (Blake Lively), featuring herself as Marilyn Monroe singing ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" and Blair (Leighton Meester) as Audrey Hepburn. Everyone prepares for the wedding of Blair to Prince Louis Grimaldi of Monaco (Hugo Becker). Father Cavilla (Marc Menard) visits Chuck (Ed Westwick)"
"gold mining pioneer E.J. “Lucky” Baldwin. The ruby was purchased from Harry Winston, a gemstone broker. 1939: Displayed two unique jewel-encrusted Mystery Clocks – the only square-faced Mystery Clock in the world and the “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil” clock – at the New York World’s Fair. Black Starr & Frost was one of five jewelers invited to exhibit at the New York World’s Fair that year. 1949: Carol Channing played Lorelei Lee, inspired by Peggy Hopkins Joyce, on Broadway and is the first to sing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” which mentions Black Starr & Frost."
"My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's ""Pygmalion"", with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The original Broadway and London shows starred Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success. It set a record for the longest run of any show on Broadway up to that time. It was followed by"
"Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on ""The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown"" and ""Blood Pressure""two short stories by Damon Runyonand also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon storiesmost notably ""Pick the Winner"". The premiere on Broadway was in 1950. It ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and"
"for Best Musical Show Album in 2005 and was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 30, 2006. The album was certified double platinum on November 8, 2010. A fifth-anniversary special edition of the original Broadway cast recording was released on October 28, 2008, with a bonus CD including tracks from the Japanese and German cast recordings, ""Making Good"" – a song later replaced by ""The Wizard and I"" – sung by Stephanie J. Block with Schwartz at the piano, ""I'm Not that Girl"" by Kerry Ellis (featuring Brian May on guitar), Menzel's dance mix of ""Defying Gravity"" and ""For"
"Mean Girls (musical) Mean Girls is a musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name written by Fey, which, in turn, was inspired by the book ""Queen Bees and Wannabes"" by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre. A musical adaptation of the 2004 film ""Mean Girls"" was in the works by 2013. News emerged on October 3, 2016—the day of the"
"""Starlight Express"", ""The Sound of Music"", ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", ""Monty Python's Spamalot"", ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""West Side Story"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"", ""The Rocky Horror Show"", ""Fame - The Musical"", ""Never Forget"", ""Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical"", ""Cabaret"", ""Blood Brothers"", ""Saturday Night Fever"", ""Carousel"", ""Footloose - The Musical"", ""Grease"", ""Anything Goes"", ""Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake"", ""Our House"", ""Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story"", ""Carousel"", ""Tap Dogs"", ""Taboo"", ""Flashdance - The Musical"", ""Annie"", ""Annie Get Your Gun"", """", ""Dancing in the Streets"", ""Sister Act"", ""An Inspector Calls"", ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"", ""Rock of Ages"", ""Chicago"","
"The Good Companions (musical) The Good Companions is a musical with a book by Ronald Harwood, music by André Previn, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by J. B. Priestley. The plot focuses on the trials and tribulations of a touring concert party known as the Dinky-Doos who are stranded in the English countryside when their manager absconds with the most recent box office revenue and the lady pianist. Jess Oakroyd, an amiable man who has abandoned his shrewish wife, endears himself to the company with his homespun advice, and"
"a song entitled ""She Is Beautiful"" into ""You Are Beautiful"". The team decided to include a song for Sammy Fong to explain to Mei Li that they should not wed. In the span of a few hours, they wrote the lyrics and music to ""Don't Marry Me"". Once the songs were finalized, Robert Russell Bennett, who had orchestrated several of the creators' most successful previous shows, did the same for the score of ""Flower Drum Song"". The musical opened for tryouts on October 27, 1958 at Boston's Shubert Theatre. The audience gave it an enthusiastic response, causing Rodgers to leave"
"compromising pictures taken with a British diamond mine owner and cancels her letter of credit before she arrives in France, requiring her to work in a nightclub to survive. Her fiancé arrives at the cabaret to see her perform this song, about exploiting men for riches. Diamonds are an element in another story line in the film, in which Lorelei is given a diamond tiara by the mine owner, in gratitude for her recovering the photographs. In a later scene, Jane Russell, who played opposite Monroe, sang ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" in court, while pretending to be Lorelei."
"Calendar Girls (musical) Calendar Girls (previously titled The Girls) is a musical with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and a book by Tim Firth. The show is based on the 2003 film Calendar Girls, which is in turn based on a true story. The musical received its world premiere at the Grand Theatre, Leeds in 2015, before transferring to The Lowry, Salford in January 2016. It went on to open in London's West End at the Phoenix Theatre in February 2017, with a UK Tour tour starting in October 2018. Annie's husband John dies from leukaemia at an early"
"Broadway Musical"" which opened at Broadway's Palace Theatre in December 2017. He has been nominated for a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Association Award for his work on the show. Jarrow is singer, songwriter, and keyboardist for the theatrical rock band Sky-Pony, a collaboration with his wife Lauren Worsham. He has previously performed with bands Super Mirage and The Fabulous Entourage, an art rock band featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial. Jarrow was born and raised in Ithaca, New York. His father is economist Robert A. Jarrow and his mother, Gail Jarrow, writes children's books. He studied"
"and Adamson were written especially for the film. Depsite the film's title, Monroe was paid her usual contract salary of $500 a week, while Russell, the more known and experienced actress of the two, earned $200,000. While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it was Monroe's turn as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee for which the film is often remembered. Monroe's rendition of the song ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" and her pink dress are considered iconic, and the performance has inspired homages by Beyonce , Madonna, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Anna Nicole Smith,"