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But the actress has lived on in legends about her sorrows, her triumphs, her movies and her love life.

Erin Sullivan tells us about it when she brings her one-woman show, 鈥淲ith Love, Marilyn,鈥� to the Old Pueblo. She鈥檒l be at the Temple of Music and Art Feb. 14-17, courtesy of 蜜柚直播 Theatre Company.

Sullivan, who travels the country with the show, deeply researched Monroe for this production.

鈥淢arilyn was a beauty and a smart one,鈥� she said in a 2018 interview. 鈥淚 think she played a game 鈥� like a chess match. She made a lot of moves to get ahead but lost. She was more than just a pretty face. She was a fighter, a survivor, a victim, and a talent in a time in which women had barely any power, strength or voice.鈥�

The premise of the show is a look at a rehearsal of a show Monroe is preparing to open. Sullivan, backed by a three-piece band, will perform songs that Monroe had put her distinctive stamp on, such as 鈥淒iamonds Are a Girl鈥檚 Best Friend鈥� and 鈥淚 Wanna Be Loved By You.鈥� But she uncovered some Monroe recordings of lesser-known songs, and a few of those are thrown in, too.

And it鈥檚 apparently working, as this review from Stage Scene LA says: 鈥淏reathy-voiced as the screen goddess we鈥檝e come to know and love, deeper-throated when not in the public eye, and never less than committed to the role, Sullivan may not be an absolute dead ringer for Marilyn, but 鈥� it doesn鈥檛 take long to believe yourself in the presence of the real thing, and Sullivan鈥檚 vocals are sultry and sensational.鈥�

Before she slipped into Monroe鈥檚 slinky gowns a few years back, Sullivan worked in regional and New York theater, including the national tours of 鈥淗airspray鈥� and 鈥淕rease.鈥�

鈥淲ith Love, Marilyn鈥� is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at 330 S. Scott Ave. Tickets are $50 at or 622-2823.