The Lost Songs of BROADWAY’S ‘Marilyn, An American Fable’
 
 

Songs from Composers Beth Lawrence and Norman Thalheimer

Writing music for this Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe was a wild and wonderful experience!  ‘Marilyn, An American Fable’ ran at the Minskoff in 1983, and although the critics didn’t love it, audiences did.


During the writing of the show, a lot of the songs were modified to fit the ever-changing book.  Many times, arrangers would change the chords, cut bridges, or just generally re-arrange the whole song to accommodate the script.  I wanted to honor these songs by restoring them to their original chordal structures and arrangements, while also recording songs that were written for the show but never used; were in the show then taken out; or were in the show but altered.


My intention with this recording was to keep the songs very PURE - no big orchestrations.  And so, WHAT YOU WILL HEAR is SIMPLY this:


Beth Lawrence - Composer/Vocals

Norman Thalheimer - Composer/Piano

Nyle Steiner (inventor of EVI/EWI) - Sweetening/Evi


I hope you enjoy these songs from ‘Marilyn, An American Fable’

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We Are Destiny 2:21 $ 1.29









 
Someday 4:04 $ 1.29
Close The Door Norma 2:49 $ 1.29
Can’t Keep My Heart From Racin’ 2:48 $1.29
Scooda Hoo 4:43 $ 1.29
Church Doors 4:06 $ 1.29
Finally 5:36 $ 1.29
When You Run The Show 2:08 $ 1.29
City Lights 5:31 $ 1.29
My Heart’s An Open Door 3:37 $ 1.29
Best Of Me 4:48 $ 1.29
I’ll Send You Roses 3:50 $ 1.29
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Original Playbill from November, 1983!