The Kats! Bureau at this writing is Paris Theater at Paris Las Vegas, hanging with the cast of “Marilyn: A New Musical” as it blocks scenes for the Marilyn Monroe-licensed production, which opens for previews May 23. The show’s grand opening is June 1, which would have been Monroe’s 92nd birthday.
We are in the bowels, the rehearsal space beneath the proper theater. You can’t fake it down here, as every misstep or flubbed note is obvious as the cast dances in front of 6 ½-foot-tall mirrored panels and performs only to a piano accompaniment.
Ruby Lewis is the lead character of Monroe in the musical, brought to life by Tegan Summer’s Prospect House Entertainment outfit.