Marilyn Monroe dress, which prompted veteran star Joan Crawford to describe her behavior as "unbecoming an actress and a lady" to the press. While "Niagara" made Monroe a sex symbol and established her "look", her second film of the year, the satirical musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", established her screen persona as a "dumb blonde". Based on Anita Loos' bestselling novel and its Broadway version, the film focuses on two "gold-digging" showgirls, Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, played by Monroe and Jane Russell. The role of Lorelei was originally intended for Betty Grable, who had been 20th Century-Fox's most popular "blonde bombshell"
Rachel York Lake in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of "Spamalot". In 2011, she starred as Billie Burke in the musical "Ghostlight" Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre. She then played Anna in the 2011 Walnut Street Theatre production of "The King and I". She starred in Encores! concert series production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" as Dorothy Shaw, which earned her and the production rave reviews. The live concert lasted May 9–13, 2012 and was a New York Times Critic's Pick. York played the role of Reno Sweeney in the national tour of the 2011 Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of "Anything Goes", which began