The show is perfectly cast with the actors bringing distinct personalities and energy to the stage, giving the characters enough charm, tension and unpredictability to keep the mystery and suspense alive. Rather than relying on one standout performance, the production benefits from the chemistry between the cast, with each actor adding another layer to the unfolding story. However the production covers so much history, with every actor multi rolling and as the costumes are very similar it is easy to lose track of who is who and where you are in the timeline.

Sharleen Cooper Cohen's script and conspiracy material sometimes feels like it has been imported from a television documentary rather than transformed into drama. I find the premise intriguing but sadly undermined by a script that sometimes mistakes conspiracy for complexity. Several of the familiar allegations surrounding Monroe and the Kennedys have been circulating for decades, without the play necessarily finding a genuinely new theatrical language for them. Her play rehashes familiar conspiracy theories surrounding her 1962 death, including connections to the Kennedys and the mafia, without offering new insight. 

Despite Lott’s visual resemblance to the icon through signature styling, the play fails to reveal the woman beneath the public persona. Directed by Philip Wm McKinley, the production is a clichéd script and shallow portrayal of Monroe's complex personal life, reducing her struggles to superficial anecdotes about failed marriages and sexualized relationships. The snap shot performances, including depictions of Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, JFK, and Bobby Kennedy, lack depth and clarity. You can see the creative vision and choices and it’s these layers that really shine through but a lot of the time they get lost in the pages and pages of factual text. The actors are great at making the comedic moments work well particularly alongside the darker elements, giving the audience opportunities to laugh while still maintaining the suspense of the storyline but sadly there is not enough of these moments leaving the audience desperate for some light relief. A good murder mystery should make you want to solve the crime before the characters do. There are enough suspicious characters and unanswered questions to make it difficult to settle on one explanation too early but with so many cross over’s and so much to squeeze in the piece, the suspects and scenario’s become disjointed and confusing.