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Overview
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a stage and film musical,
based on a story by Larry L. King.
Drawing from the true-life Chicken
Ranch in La Grange, Texas, the original play addresses the issue
of private behavior in conflict with public law.
The real events
adapted for the musical involved a zealous reporter (Marvin Zindler),
whose coverage led to the closing of the Chicken Ranch.
The stage musical, co-directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune
and co-choreographed by Tune and Thommie Walsh, opened on Broadway
in 1978, with songs by Carol Hall; the original cast starred Carlin
Glynn and Henderson Forsythe.
Released in 1982, the movie version - which
starred Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning,
and Dom DeLuise - retained some of Hall's songs and also added
two others by Parton herself, most notably a two-stanza version
of the immensely popular number "I Will Always Love You".
| The Cast |
| Bandleader |
Mike Carver |
| Angel |
Josephine Easton |
| Shy |
Hayley Hinc |
| Jewel |
Maggie Rose |
| Mona Stangley |
Ann Lindsell |
| Linda Lou |
Sally Pembery |
| Dawn |
Julie Thomas |
| Ginger |
Julie Blahuta |
| Beatrice |
Belinda Smith |
| Taddy Jo |
Wendy Howard |
| Ruby Rae |
Mandy Stenhouse |
| Eloise |
Sue Buxton |
| Durla |
Janet Turner |
The Dogettes:
Nicky Blumfield, Christine Gilbert, Rachel Marks,
Marion McLaren, Louise Stevenson, Lynne Tompkins, Patricia
Vandepeer, Beryl Yorath |
| Melvyn P Thorpe |
Andrew Macbean |
| Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd |
Jeremy Newton |
| Scruggs |
John Boult |
| Mayor Rufus Poindexter |
Ted Cocks |
| Edsel Mackey |
Berni Messenger |
| Doatsey Mae |
Merian Ganjou |
| TV Announcer |
Carl Smith |
| Angelette Imogene Charlene |
Beryl Yorath |
| Senator Wingworth |
Iain Calder |
The Aggies:
John
Boult, Steve Brookhouse, Robert Brooks, Ted Cocks, Ian Davies,
Berni Messenger, Peter Morris, John Powter, Carl Smith, Peter
Vaughan, Martin Wilcox, Graham Wilson |
| Governor |
Rick Ratcliffe |
| Musicians |
| Keyboard |
Mike Carver |
| Violin |
Chai Sui-Leung |
| Bass |
Philip Cornfield |
| Percussion |
Mike Perry |
| Guitar |
Adrian Yorath |
| The Production Team |
| Producer & Choreographer |
Jessica Joyce |
| Musical Director |
Mike Carver |
| Designer |
Malcolm Chilton |
| Production Manager |
Angela Sturgeon |
| Producer’s assistant |
Mandy Lewis |
| Stage Manager |
John Mitchell |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
Barbara Mitchell |
| Props |
Denise Ganjou |
| Lighting |
Ralph Bramley |
| Set Construction |
BROS Workshop |
| Costume Co-ordinator |
Josephine Easton |
| Make-up |
Peter Barnett & Josephine Easton |
| Prompt |
Trevor Marland |
| Publicity |
Anne Campbell |
| Box Office |
Suzanne Yeates |
| Costumes |
American Clothing Co. Katherine Codrington at
Jo Dalby |
| Dogettes costumes designed & made by |
David Porter |
| Front of House Managers |
Helen Jenkins & Joyce Stewart |
| Rehearsal Pianists |
Nick Beedon, Ian Davies & Dennis Gomm |
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