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American performer Sunny Thompson arrived in Auckland last week, where she is bringing her one-woman homage Marilyn ... Forever Blonde to town.
We find out what drove her to recreate the screen siren on stage and the history of the play.
Marilyn ... Forever Blonde opens at the Bruce Mason Centre on Thursday, March 6 and runs until March 16 before heading to Wellington's Downstage Theatre from March 26 to April 12.
- NZHERALD STAFF