• *Marilyn Roberta Sokol** (born February 22, 1944) is an American actress, musician, comedian, and producer, perhaps best known for her roles as Lulu Brecht in _Can't Stop the Music (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can't_Stop_the\Music) (1980)[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-NYT-1) and as Ma Otter in _Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_Otter's_Jug-Band\Christmas) (1977).[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-2) She has received an Emmy Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Awards), Obie Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obie_Award), and a Bistro Award (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistro_Award).[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-3) She lives in New York City and has appeared in film, television as well as in theatre on Broadway, off-Broadway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-Broadway) and regional theatres (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_theatres). Sokol was born February 22, 1944, in the Bronx (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx), New York City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City), and attended Calvin Coolidge High School (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolidge_Senior_High_School_(Washington,_DC)) in Washington, D.C., and New York University. She began her professional career in 1966 as a belly dancer in the national production of _Man of La Mancha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_La\Mancha). She won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obie_Award_for_Distinguished_Performance_by_an_Actress) in 1972 for her performance in a Chelsea Theater Center (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Theater_Center) production of _The Beggar's Opera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's\Opera).[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-NYMag-4)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-5) In 1977, she voiced Ma Otter in _Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_Otter's_Jug-Band\Christmas). In 1980, she was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Supporting_Actress) at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Golden_Raspberry_Awards) for her role in _Can't Stop the Music (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can't_Stop_the\Music).[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-6) She has worked as a comedian, singer, and cabaret performer.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-7)[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-8) In 2012-2013, she starred in the off-Broadway production _Old Jews Telling Jokes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Jews_Telling\Jokes).[[9]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-9)[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-10) She has taught as a distinguished lecturer in the theatre program at Lehman College.[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-11) She also portrayed Agnes Vertrulli on the web series _Submissions Only (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submissions\Only) in 2014. Notable theater productions [edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&action=edit&section=5)] • Year Boston Won the Pennant (1969) • The Great God Brown, Cybel, Dec. 10, 1972 - Jan. 13, 1973 • _Don Juan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom\Juan), Matherine, Dec. 11, 1972 - Jan. 13, 1973 • Elephant Steps (1974) (in the role of Ragtime Lady, her performance of "Watch Me Put My Right Foot Through the Door" has been captured on the cast album) • _Welcome to the Club (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the\Club(musical))_, Arlene Metzler, Apr. 13 - 22, 1989 • Guilt Without Sex (one woman show, 1991)[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_note-12) • _Conversations with My Father (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversations_with_My\Father), Hannah de Blinde, Mar. 22, 1992 - Mar. 14, 1993 • _Shlemiel the First (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlemiel_the\First(musical))_ (1994-1997) • Angel Levine (1995) • Sam and Itkeh (1997) • If Memory Serves (1999) • Closet Chronicles (2003) • _In the Wings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the\Wings(play))_ (2005) • _Old Jews Telling Jokes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Jews_Telling\Jokes) (2012) 1. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-NYT_1-0)Maslin, Janet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin) (June 20, 1980). "'CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC'" (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/20/archives/cant-stop-the-music.html). _The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York\Times). 2. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-2)"Full Resume - Marilyn Sokol" (https://marilynsokol.com/full-resume/). Marilyn Sokol Official Website. Retrieved December 8, 2022. 3. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-3)Van Benthuysen, Gretchen (February 29, 2000). "Death becomes Paper Mill cast" (https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-death-becomes-paper-mi/124305371/). _Asbury Park Press (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbury_Park\Press). Gannett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gannett). p.43. Retrieved May 9, 2023. 4. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-NYMag_4-0)Ellen Stern, "Suddenly It's Sokol" (https://books.google.com/books?id=y-gCAAAAMBAJ&dq=Marilyn+Sokol+Obie+%22Beggar%27s+Opera%22&pg=PA88), _New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New\York(magazine))_, October 24, 1977. 5. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-5)Audrey Berman, "17th Annual 'Obies'" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110219120033/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/02/groucho_marx_ho.php), _The Village Voice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village\Voice), May 11, 1972. 6. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-6)"Razzie Worst Supporting Actress nominees" (https://www.listal.com/list/razzie-worst-supporting-actress-nominees). www.listal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10. 7. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-7)Stephen Holden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Holden), "Cabaret: Marilyn Sokol Sings" (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/04/arts/cabaret-marilyn-sokol-sings.html), _The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York\Times), February 4, 1984. 8. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-8)Stephen Holden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Holden), "Cabaret: Marilyn Sokol" (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/10/arts/cabaret-marilyn-sokol.html), _The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York\Times), September 10, 1987. 9. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-9)Zinoman, Jason (May 20, 2012). "Such a Tradition of Humor, and This Is Only a Revue?" (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/theater/reviews/old-jews-telling-jokes-at-the-westside-theater.html). _The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York\Times). 10. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-10)Neal Conan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Conan), "'Old Jews' Take Jokes To The Stage" (https://www.npr.org/2012/06/14/155032975/old-jews-take-jokes-to-the-stage), _Talk of the Nation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_of_the\Nation), June 14, 2012. 11. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-11)"Professor Sokol Praised for Role in 'Love Divided By/Times Three'" (http://www.lehman.edu/lehmantoday/2010_10/t_sokol.html)Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20160305223134/http://www.lehman.edu/lehmantoday/2010_10/t_sokol.html) 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine), Lehman College (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman_College), October 21, 2010. 12. ↑ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marilyn_Sokol&diff=1362465969&oldid=1360262104#cite_ref-12)Stephen Holden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Holden), "Review/Cabaret; Marilyn Sokol's Way With Guilt" (https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/07/arts/review-cabaret-marilyn-sokol-s-way-with-guilt.html), February 7, 1991. • Official website (https://www.marilynsokol.com/) • Marilyn Sokol (https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/74500) at the Internet Broadway Database (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6763633#P1220 • Marilyn Sokol (https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/2294) at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database) (archived) • Marilyn Sokol (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812427/) at IMDb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb_(identifier))