Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) not much more is needed when patrons can look at Russell-Monroe lines as displayed in slick costumes and Technicolor." "Harrison's Reports" wrote: "Both Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe are nothing short of sensational in the leading roles. They not only act well, but the sexy manner in which they display their song, dance and pulchritude values just about sets the screen on fire and certainly is crowd-pleasing, judging by the thunderous applause at the preview after each of the well-staged musical numbers." John McCarten of "The New Yorker" wrote that the two leads "have a good deal of enthusiasm, and
Simon Jones (actor) of 'Sir Francis Beekman'), with [Megan Hilty] starring in "[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]" at the City Center's ENCORES! concert series, which also resulted in another CD. Later in the year, he went to the UK, where he starred in a national stage tour of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Live!" In the summer of 2013, he went to East Hampton, NY, where Tony Walton directed him in a production of "Tonight at 8:30", featuring 3 of Noel Coward's short plays. Blythe Danner was the co-star, and they performed "Hands Across the Sea", "Family Album" and "Red Peppers". This was followed