Public Relations

Public Relations is the opening to Act Two in which Marilyn's plane arrives in New York and she is mobbed by reporters.

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Reporters: Here she is, Miss Marilyn Monroe! Will she have the answers that our readers want to know?

Indian Reporter: From India!

Parisian Reporter: And Paris!

British Reporter: And from just across the pond!

Reporters: We have so many questions for America's smart dumb blonde!

Marilyn: Here I am! I dropped in from the sky For Look and Life and all the boys from Peek and U.P.I.

Reporters: Please let us peek behind closed doors...

German Reporter: Where no one is allowed!

Marilyn: Well, I'm pretty good in private But the truth is I'm better in a crowd!

I relate to men of so many nations But public relations are my favorite kind

Reporters: You're the story that we're glad we're assigned!

Marilyn: Dealing with one man can lead to frustrations But public relations I have never declined

Reporters: 'Cause we're the guys who'll never leave ya behind!

Marilyn: A bunch of men with pad and pen is a way to have some fun But, ladies, listen to me, confidentially Nothing ever beats a one-on-one!

Still, you have come to me for sex in quotations So I'll use public relations to give you a peace of my mind

Reporters: Gimme, gimme, a piece of your mind! 'Cause the answer to a question is the way you're defined, like:

American Reporter: What do you sleep in?

Marilyn: Well, I adore Chanel No. 5, and not much more

American Reporter: Any advice for a girl in the city?

Marilyn: If you're two-faced at least make one of them pretty

American Reporter: The studio says "lateness is your favorite crime"

Marilyn: True, I've been on a calendar, but never on time

American Reporter: When you posed nude, your inhibitions were gone?

Marilyn: Well, that's not quite true, I kept the radio on!

Reporters: Ahh, yes, to chase the blues boys I chase the newsboys! Fame has plenty of perks!

Marilyn: When your life's a mess, call the foreign press!

American Reporter: Be they:

Indian Reporter: Indian!

Parisian Reporter: Parisian!

British Reporter: British!

German Reporter: German!

Turk Reporter: Or Turks!

Reporters: Yeah!

Marilyn: I am glad you crave my best conjugations Yes, public relations is my favorite sound

'Cause when I'm alone I can pick up the phone 'Cause the fourth estate is always around!

Reporters: Yes, it's just good public relations!