It's not every day that you read the names Whoopi Goldberg, Marilyn Monroe, and John F. Kennedy in one sentence.
So we sat up and took notice when Mana Contemporary, in Jersey City, issued a release about an upcoming show, "Marilyn: Character Not Image," described as "an exclusive, capsule exhibition," featuring the silver screen star's poems, drawings, and the iconic dress in which she serenaded then US president JFK on his birthday.
The show, which opens to the public on September 25, purports to show the hidden side of the legendary actress's fame, noting that "behind the glamour was a vulnerable, sensitive, and ambitious young woman who spent time writing poems and diary entries to self-analyze, understand, and reassure herself."