The three stars of Dirty Blonde, Kevin Chamberlin, Claudia Sher and Bob Stillman opened their comic look at Mae West May 1 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, making it the final entry in the 1999-2000 Broadway season. Sher co-conceived Dirty Blonde with the piece's director James Lapine. In it, two single New Yorkers who meet at Mae West's grave site and goes on to trace the couple's changing relationship while simultaneously tracking West's career. Blonde premiered at New York Theatre Workshop in Jan. 2000.