BOMBSHELL - The Musical
Music by Tom Levitt
Book & Lyrics by Julia Houston
Based on an Original Concept
by
Tom Levitt and Julia Houston
ACT ONE'
Scene One'
The proscenium - an old-looking movie studio doors with the mark STUDIO 36 above them - lights fade out. The doors (curtains) open. We meet NORMA JEANE MORTENSON, a young brunette in a pink dress. She struggles to stand up. She expresses determination, although a little bit of fear. She walks in, singing.
NORMA JEANE (Ivy)'
FADE IN ON A GIRL
WITH A HUNGER FOR FAME
AND A FACE AND A NAME
TO REMEMBER
THE PAST FADES AWAY
BECAUSE AS OF THIS DAY
NORMA JEANE’S GONE…
SHE’S MOVING ON…
HER SMILE AND YOUR FANTASIES
PLAY A DUET
THAT WILL MAKE YOU FORGET
WHERE YOU ARE
THE MUSIC STARTS PLAYING
IT’S THE BEAT OF HER HEART
SAYING: LET ME BE YOUR STAR…