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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (1978-04-Entermedia Theatre-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Entermedia Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 64 représentationsPremière Preview : lundi 17 avril 1978Première : lundi 17 avril 1978Dernière : dimanche 11 juin 1978Mise en scène : Tommy Tune • Peter Masterson • Chorégraphie : Tommy Tune • Producteur : Avec : Farmer, Melvin P. Thorpe ... Clinton Allmon / Amber ... Pamela Blair / Dawn, Angel Imogene Charlene, Girl ... Lisa Brown / Slick Dude, Soundman, Ukrainian Aggie #1, Placekicker ... Cameron Burke / Shy Kid, Aggie #7 ... Gerry Burkhardt / Aggie #11, Governor's Aide, Cowboy, Choir Member, Dogette, Photographer ... Jay Bursky / Stage Manager, Cameraman, Aggie #12 (Specialty Dance) ... Tom Cashin / Taddy Jo, Girl, Townsperson ... Carol Chambers / Rio Grande Band Leader ... Craig Chambers / Edsel Mackey ... Don Crabtree
Shy and Amber arrive at Chicken Ranch knowing full well what goes on there. They've been used, had hard luck, and are lonely. They confide to Miss Mona that they have never done anything professional but plead for the chance to get some money together for a fresh start. Mona is taken with their honesty, hires them on, and sees to their training. She can use the extra help for the upcoming Texas Aggies/ Longhorn football-game party. The alumni associates of each school traditionally treat the winners of the annual rivalry to a night of frolicking at the Ranch. Some important political and business leaders are involved, too. (Miss Mona always has the right people to call on for advice). Things are pretty much as they have been for 58 years-until Melvin P. Thorpe, a Houston TV reporter and do-gooder, sets out to spoil everybody's fun. His Watchdog exposés do little to prompt Sheriff Dodd to close the Chicken Ranch. In fact, when Melvin visits the Ranch, Sheriff Dodd runs him off. It seems there is a romantic interest between the sheriff and Mona. In retaliation, Melvin raids the Ranch with his camera crew. The surprise visit proves embarrassing for all the above. Chicken Ranch is now too public to remain open in face of the state law against prostitution. Melvin P. Thorpe wins again. The girls ponder their futures as they await the bus from Amarillo. Mona and Sheriff Dodd pause for a moment of nostalgia before locking up after the girls have gone.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on June 19, 1978 and ran for 1,584 performances. The production was directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune and choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh. The opening cast included Carlin Glynn, Henderson Forsythe, Joan Ellis, Delores Hall, and Pamela Blair. Glynn was replaced by Fannie Flagg and Anita Morris later in the run. Alexis Smith starred as Miss Mona in the National Company, which toured major cities for more than a year, ending with a seven-month run in Los Angeles.
In what was described as "a return engagement", the show opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on May 31, 1982 and closed on July 24, 1982 after nine previews and 63 performances. The cast featured Glynn and Hall.
The West End theatre production opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on February 26, 1981, again starring Glynn and Forsythe. It ran for 204 performances.
A short-lived sequel entitled The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public was staged on Broadway in 1994.
"The Aggie Song" was performed on the Tony Awards broadcast, but was heavily censored because of the nature of the lyrics and choreography.
A U.S. National Tour starring Ann-Margret opened on February 14, 2001.
Act I
Prologue
20 Fans
A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place
Girl, You're a Woman
Watch Dog Theme
Texas Has a Whorehouse in It
Twenty Four Hours of Lovin'
Watch Dog Theme (Reprise)
Texas Has a Whorehouse in It (Reprise)
Doatsy Mae
Angelette March
The Aggie Song
Act II
The Sidestep
No Lies
Good Old Girl
Hard Candy Christmas
The Bus From Amarillo
Finale
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The best bordello in Texas dated back to 1915, when Jessie Williams purchased an old farmhouse on 12 acres on the border of La Grange, where it existed in harmony with the law and local citizens for nearly 50 years. During the Depression, the girls traded services for farm goods and livestock. So many chickens were received that hen houses were set up for poultry and egg production - hence the name Chicken Ranch. In 1960 Edna Milton purchased the property from Miss Jessie's estate and did a first-class remodelling job. It was under Miss Edna's direction that the house of prostitution reached its greatest fame. In 1973 Marvin Zindler, a Houston TV newsman, mounted a campaign to close the Chicken Ranch. Jim Flournoy, former Texas Ranger and country sheriff since 1946, cited charitable work, saved marriages, and local acceptance and refused to close it. Zindler directed his TV attack on the Governor, who called Sheriff Jim. He in turn placed the call that quietly ended the Chicken Ranch's 58-year history.
This happy-go-lucky view of small-town vice and state-wide political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, known since the 1850s as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas. The rural community of Gilbert has long tolerated, secretly relished, and certainly patronised Miss Mona's cosy homelike bordello. Governors, senators, mayors, and even victorious college football teams-sponsored by an alumnus-frequented the Chicken Ranch until that puritan nemesis Watchdog focused his television cameras and righteous indignation on the institution.
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (1978-04-Entermedia Theatre-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Entermedia Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 64 représentationsPremière Preview : lundi 17 avril 1978Première : lundi 17 avril 1978Dernière : dimanche 11 juin 1978Mise en scène : Tommy Tune • Peter Masterson • Chorégraphie : Tommy Tune • Producteur : Avec : Farmer, Melvin P. Thorpe ... Clinton Allmon / Amber ... Pamela Blair / Dawn, Angel Imogene Charlene, Girl ... Lisa Brown / Slick Dude, Soundman, Ukrainian Aggie #1, Placekicker ... Cameron Burke / Shy Kid, Aggie #7 ... Gerry Burkhardt / Aggie #11, Governor's Aide, Cowboy, Choir Member, Dogette, Photographer ... Jay Bursky / Stage Manager, Cameraman, Aggie #12 (Specialty Dance) ... Tom Cashin / Taddy Jo, Girl, Townsperson ... Carol Chambers / Rio Grande Band Leader ... Craig Chambers / Edsel Mackey ... Don Crabtree
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (1978-06-46th Street Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 3 ans 9 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 1584 représentationsPremière Preview : lundi 19 juin 1978Première : lundi 19 juin 1978Dernière : samedi 27 mars 1982Mise en scène : Tommy Tune • Peter Masterson • Chorégraphie : Tommy Tune • Producteur : Avec : The opening cast included Carlin Glynn, Henderson Forsythe, Joan Ellis, Delores Hall, and Pamela Blair. Glynn was replaced by Fannie Flagg and Anita Morris later in the run.Commentaires : The character originally called Amber (originated by Pamela Blair) was renamed Angel during the Broadway run.
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (1981-02-Drury Lane Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Drury Lane Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 5 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 204 représentationsPremière Preview : jeudi 26 février 1981Première : jeudi 26 février 1981Dernière : samedi 22 août 1981Mise en scène : Tommy Tune • Peter Masterson • Chorégraphie : Tommy Tune • Producteur : Avec : Carlin Glynn (Mona Stangley), Henderson Forsythe (Ed Earl Dodd), Nigel Pegram (Melvin P. Thorpe), Thick Wilson, Robert Meadmore, Simon Brotherhood, Sally Ann Triplett, Graham BennettCommentaires : Although the show contains nothing offensive, the title itself was not one to attract the matinee and out-of-town trade. The notices were good, but it managed just a six month run.
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (2007-06-Landor Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Landor Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : jeudi 07 juin 2007Première : jeudi 07 juin 2007Dernière : samedi 30 juin 2007Mise en scène : Paul Tate • Chorégraphie : Richard Swerrun • Producteur : Avec : Adele Anderson, Ewan Benfield, Sonna Cadman, Jack Cassidy, Suzie Chard, Steven Craven, Jonathan Eio, Luke Fredericks, Kathryn Garden, Jody Hall, William Hazell, Trevor Jary, Nichola Lagan , Miranda Magee, Laura Meakin, Tom O'Brien, Craig O'Hara, Janine Pardo, Kate Richard, Kate Robson-Stuart, Myra Sands, Peter St. James, Johanna Stanton, Richard Swerrun, Claire Trusson, Nigel Wild, Derek Wright,
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The) (2011-10-Union Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Union Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : mardi 18 octobre 2011Première : jeudi 20 octobre 2011Dernière : samedi 12 novembre 2011Mise en scène : Paul Taylor-Mills • Chorégraphie : Richard Jones • Producteur : Avec : Sarah Lark (Mona Stangley), James Parkes (Ed Earl Dodd), Leon Craig (Melvin P. Thorpe), Anthony Williamson, and a further 20 in the cast: Aimee Buchanan, Patrick George, Dayle Hodge, Frankie Jenna, Jodie Lee Wilde, Tony Longhurst, Oliver Metcalfe, Dan O'Brien, Stephen Oliver Webb, Jarred Page, Jamie Papanicolaou, Kimberly Powell, Lindsay Scigliano, Nancy Sullivan, Sasi Strallen, Katy Stredder, Stephanie Tavernier, Kelle Walters, Scott Wheeler.Commentaires : This was a very large cast for a fringe venue, but its sexual politics were outdated in 1981, the first time round, and this revival was described as being tooth-rottingly sweet, out of the ark, and a piece of nostalgic curiosity.
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