The Girl in Pink Tights
The Girl in Pink Tights is a
musical comedy with music by Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Leo Robin; and a musical book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields. The musical opened on Broadway on March 5, 1954 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre
where it ran for a total of 115 performances until it closed on June 12, 1954.
The production was produced and directed by
Robert Smith as Van Beuren, and David Aiken as Eddington.[1]
A planned film version was cancelled after Marilyn Monroe refused the role in defiance of her studio contract. The actress called it "trash" and she was also to be paid less than a third as much as her co-star, Frank Sinatra.[2]
References
- ^ Sam Zolotow (March 5, 1954). "Delayed 'Tights' In Debut Tonight". The New York Times.
- ^ Davis, Janelle (2022-01-14). "How Marilyn took the male-led film industry and flipped it on its head". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-02.