Marilyn herself was born in the Bronx but grew up in Washington, D.C., where her mother worked at the State Departments Agency for International Development, her father was Commissioner of the Bureau of Accounts and, later, an assistant secretary of the treasury.
Sokols one-to-one knowledge of people who have come out is a bit limited.
Now shes in a comedy of another sort, with a voice provided by playwright Pfeffinger, that she thinks is very original and on a much higher level than most TV sitcoms.
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Medication, dosages should be reviewed Thursday, July 27, 2000 By MARILYNSOKOL Although the American health-care system is arguably the best in the world, mistakes happen.
In fact, studies claim that anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 deaths occur each year because of medical error.
MarilynSokol welcomes your questions and comments, which may be addressed in the column.
Lisa Datz, a young Laura Linney-lookalike, is smart and attractive as the “goy-toy” to the appealing Josh Prince, who plays the quintessential Scarsdale prince (a would-be “Jewish Bob Goulet”) with whom she shares the apartment.
MarilynSokol reprises a familiar role as his mother.
Yet MarilynSokol, portraying the biggest cliché of them all, the meddling Jewish mother, manages to draw genuine laughs, and lots of them.
The song you are asking about ("Life in the Country/Life in the City") is sung by Jim Henson and MarilynSokol.
Marilyn is best known for her work as Ma Otter but she also did quite a bit of work on Sesame Street including singing "Doll House", "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend", "Monster Lullaby" among several others.
I didn't know that Marilyn performed in it, so it's been good to see the information other folks know about it.
Sokol exposing herself to the audience when she sits down, knees apart, in a short dress.
In supporting roles, Brian Henderson is appropriately stupid and annoying as an air-headed bimboy and MarilynSokol pulls back a bit to bring some unexpected warmth to her bossy mom character.
And although Mattie Ulrich's costumes aren't meant to be satirical, the assortment of bell bottoms, hip huggers and mismatched prints are funny in their accuracy.
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Even though it stars veteran diva-comedienne MarilynSokol, it's a stale, unfunny coming-out story that makes even bad sitcom writing seem accomplished.
The Equity cast is game and they have a surprisingly good set (by off-off-Broadway standards), but if MarilynSokol can't make it funnyit ain't funny.
Conversely, you'll want to shell out full-price to see Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz, the new bio-musical about the life of gay singer/songwriter Peter Allen.
Holden holds an M.F.A. in performing arts management from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a B.A. in theatre arts from Drew University.
MarilynSokol joins the Acting Department at the Actors Studio Drama School.
Sokol's Broadway credits include Grease, Conversations with my Father, Welcome to the Club, O'Neill's The Great God Brown and Moliere's Don Juan (both with the Phoenix Rep).
When we first meet her she's plugging a low impact video she's produced to gossip columnist Linda Simmons (MarilynSokol).
Later she pushes her agent Helen Menken (also played by Sokol) to get her a deal doing a remake of Mildred Pierce -- in which her loyal gay assistant Paul Michael (Jeff Whitty) proposes to play Mildred's mean daughter Veda.
MarilynSokol comes close to stealing the show -- both as Linda Simmons, the gossip columnist with an uncanny ability to remember and twist everything she hears into juicy tidbits and as Helen Menken, a tough Hollywood agent.
Funny lady MarilynSokol celebrates the life and career of Fanny Brice through seldom sung musical gems as well as Fanny favorites from burlesque, vaudeville, classic films and The Zeigfeld Follies.
MarilynSokol is an actress, singer, comedienne and writer who has performed in virtually every theatrical medium from Broadway stage and film, to radio, television and some of the finest cabaret rooms throughout the country.
Sokol belongs in a lineage that runs from Sophie Tucker to Bette Midler." -Stephen Holden, The New York Times
There will be plenty of clever parodies and political satire to keep the evening merry.
With "Me and My Fanny", MarilynSokol pays tribute to Fanny Brice the late, great star of stage, screen, radio and TV - the original "Funny Girl" about whom the Broadway show was written.
Sokol, with her distinctive voice and hilarious delivery, weaves little known tidbits and seldom-sung songs from burlesque and vaudeville into a festive tapestry of New York show biz merriment.
Scolari, Datz, Prince, Henderson, and Sokol In the Wings
Peter Scolari, Lisa Datz, Josh Prince, Brian Henderson, and MarilynSokol will co-star in In the Wings, a new comedy written by Tony Award-winning producer Stewart F. Lane.
Sokol has starred on Broadway in Conversations with My Father, Grease, and The Great God Brown.
MarilynSokol Solo Offers Guilt Without Sex, Apr. 2
MarilynSokol has been doing her one-woman show, Guilt Without Sex, on and off for several years -- her last New York appearance with it was at Theatre Arielle in January 1991.
Sokol has titled this installment "Guilt Without Sex III," crediting such influences as "Matisse, Picasso and Ed Sullivan Show re-runs." Novelty tunes in Guilt include "I'm Not Myself Anymore" (a torch song for people with organ transplants) and "Das Chicago Song."
In the Wings, the new comedy by Stewart F. Lane, the producer, theatre owner and sometime playwright, officially opens at the Promenade Theatre on Sept. 28, after previews from Sept. 9.
Featured are Josh Prince (Forbidden Broadway, Little Me), Lisa Datz (The Full Monty), Brian Henderson, MarilynSokol (Conversations With My Father) and Peter Scolari (Sly Fox, Hairspray, TV's "Newhart").
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Born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Washington D.C., MarilynSokol has found success on the stage, screen and television.
After earning her bachelor's degree in Spanish Literature, Drama and Art History from NYU's Heights College of Arts and Science, Sokol began her professional career playing the “Belly Dancer” in the first national touring company of Man of La Mancha, starring Jose Ferrer.
Her Broadway debut came in 1989 in the musical Welcome to the Club, and she won an Emmy in 1992 for a series of comedy programs produced by ABC-TV in Washington, D.C..
Undoubtedly, Lane's reputation as a producer enabled him to attract an able director, Jeremy Dobrish, to take on the thankless task of trying to turn this threadbare concept into a smart silk purse.
But Dobrish is a director, not a magician, and it's evident from the moment the lights go up that neither his best efforts or the comedic talents of MarilynSokol and Peter Scolari could save In the Wings from a crash landing.
Steve and Mel's guru, Bernardo (a scenery chewing Peter Scolari), arrives after we listen to him panting his way up to their fifth floor walkup (a sound gag guaranteed to be repeated) and gives them their big chance -- to appear in a showcase musical version of I Married A Communist.
Stewart F. Lane's backstage comedy In the Wings centers on two young actors and the move that changes both their lives forever.
Jeremy Dobrish directed the piece, which stars Lisa Datz, Josh Prince, MarilynSokol, Brian Henderson and Peter Scolari.
She's not around long enough to salvage the proceedings, but the skill is something to admire⦠Lisa Datz and Josh Prince are the young actors playing the young actors, and both have undeniable stage appeal, but the broad comedy, such as it is, in the script offers them no challenges."
Peter Scolari with Professor Sokol in "In the Wings."
The campus community is invited to join Professor MarilynSokol (Journalism, Communication and Theatre) for her next meeting of "The Working Professional" on Monday, October 17, as she welcomes acclaimed actor Peter Scolari to Lehman College.
Most recently, he appeared with Professor Sokol in "In the Wings" at the Promenade Theatre.
MarilynSokol, BA77 (T-H), has been writing a weekly column, Through the Years, for the newspaper, The Record, since 1993 in which she regularly answers readers questions about concerns on aging.
When youre older, you sit around these dinner parties and talk about your own parents problems MarilynSokol,
Notice how I emphasize the positive traits, the same happens with the negative traits: if you were a grouch in high school, youll be a grouch in the senior residence!