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THORPE and the MELVIN THORPE SINGERS SOUNDMAN STAGE MANAGER SHERIFF ED EARL DODD CAMERAMAN SCRUGGS MAYOR RUFUS POINDEXTER EDSEL MACKEY DOATSEY MAE TOWNSPEOPLE T.V. Bentley map v8i download crack. ANNOUNCER ANGELETTE IMOGENE CHARLENE ANGELETTES T.V. COLORMAN SENATOR WINGWOAH AGGIES - #21, #71, #11, #1 the Ukrainian Placekicker, #17, #7, #12 (specialty dance), #77 PHOTOGRAPHERS REPORTERS - #1, #2, #3 GOVERNOR and the GOVERNOR'S AIDE See all +.
Contents. Synopsis It is the late 1970s, and a has been operating outside of fictional Gilbert, (subbing for real locale La Grange) for more than a century. It is under the proprietorship of Miss Mona Stangley, having been left to her by the original owner. While taking care of her girls, she is also on good terms with the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd.
When crusading Melvin P. Thorpe (based on real-life news personality ) decides to make the illegal activity an issue, ramifications cause the place to be closed down. Production history The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened on at the on June 19, 1978 and ran for 1,584 performances. The production was directed by and and by Tune and. The opening cast included, Joan Ellis, and.
Glynn was replaced by and later in the run. Starred as Miss Mona in the, which toured major cities for more than a year, ending with a seven-month run in. In what was described as 'a return engagement', the show opened on Broadway at the on May 31, 1982 and closed on July 24, 1982 after nine previews and 63 performances. The cast featured Glynn and Hall. The production opened at the on February 26, 1981, again starring Glynn and Forsythe. It ran for 204 performances. A short-lived sequel entitled was staged on Broadway in 1994.
'The Aggie Song' was performed on the broadcast, but was heavily censored because of the nature of the lyrics and choreography. National Tour starring opened on February 14, 2001. A benefit concert took place on October 16, 2006, to benefit the Actor's Fund. The concert was directed by Mark S.
Hoebee and choreographed. The cast included (as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd), and. A Revival production of the musical was staged on London's Fringe at The Union Theatre From October 2011- November 2011, starring Sarah Lark as Miss Mona, Nancy Sullivan as Shy and Leon Craig as Melvin P. Ensemble members included Jarred Page, Sasi Strallen, Katy Streader, Frankie Jenna, Patrick George, Dayle Hodge & Dan O'Brian. The production was directed by Paul Taylor-Mills. A Broadway revival, with direction and choreography from, was reportedly in the works in 2015. Song list.
Act I. 'Prologue' – The Rio Grande Band Leader and the Rio Grande Band. '20 Fans' – Company. 'A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place' – Mona Stangley and the Girls. 'Girl, You're a Woman' – Mona Stangley, Shy, Jewel and the Girls. 'Watch Dog Theme' – The Dogettes.
'Texas Has a Whorehouse in It' – Melvin P. Thorpe, the Thorpe Singers and the Dogettes. 'Twenty Four Hours of Lovin' – Jewel and the Girls. 'Watch Dog Theme' (Reprise) – The Dogettes. 'Texas Has a Whorehouse in It' (Reprise) – Melvin P.
'Angelette March' – Angelette Imogene Charlene and the Angelettes. 'The Aggie Song' – The Aggies. 'The Bus from Amarillo' – Mona Stangley Act II. 'The Sidestep' – The Governor of Texas & Company. 'No Lies' – Mona Stangley, Jewel and the Girls. 'Good Old Girl' – Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd and the Aggies. ' – The Girls.
'Finale' – Company Awards and nominations Original Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 1979 Nominated Larry L. King and Nominated Won Won Joan Ellis Nominated and Nominated and Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated and Won and Nominated Won Won Won References.
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Running time 114 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20.5 million Box office $69.7 million The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American co-written, produced and directed by (in his final film as director). It is an adaptation of the 1978 of the, and stars, and. Durning was nominated for the for his role as the Texas governor.
Nominations went to the film for and Parton for. It was the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical film of the 1980s. Contents. Plot Ed Earl Dodd, the sheriff of Gilbert, Texas, has a relationship of long standing with Miss Mona Stangley, who runs a brothel called the 'Chicken Ranch' outside of town.
Illegal or not, Earl does not interfere with her business, which has been a fixture in the town for as long as either can remember. Lovers on the side, occasionally interrupted by Deputy Fred, the sheriff and madam have a pleasant arrangement. Not everyone in town approves of her, but Miss Mona is a public-minded citizen who regularly donates to charity, decent and law-abiding in every respect but her line of work. A big-city television personality, do-gooder Melvin P.
Thorpe, is about to do a segment about the town, so the sheriff travels there to introduce himself to Thorpe, who greets him warmly. He is shocked by Thorpe's live telecast, in which Thorpe reveals to a huge audience his discovery that 'Texas has a whorehouse in it.' The Chicken Ranch is an institution, where the winning team from the football game between and the traditionally is brought to 'celebrate' its victory. The negative publicity puts a spotlight on the place, so Ed Earl gets Miss Mona's word that she will shut the doors until the attention goes away. She shuts it down to regular customers, but elects to let the football players have their party, at which point Thorpe and his TV cameras sneak onto the property and ambush them all. Earl compounds the problem by insulting and threatening Thorpe in the town public square, all also caught on TV. A quarrel and bitter breakup between the sheriff and Miss Mona ensues, punctuated by him calling her 'a whore.'
The Governor of Texas, who cannot make a decision on a single issue until he first sees what voters say in the polls, listens to Earl's appeals to keep the Chicken Ranch open, but when the polls say no he orders Ed Earl to close down the Chicken Ranch. The working girls leave the Chicken Ranch for good.
Miss Mona is disconsolate, at least until finding out the effort made by the sheriff on her behalf. As Miss Mona is departing the whorehouse for the last time, Earl stops her and proposes to her. She turns him down, knowing that his dream is to run for state legislature, and that having a wife who worked in prostitution would hurt his chances. He again insists that he wants to marry her and that he does not care about what people will think or say. Deputy Fred, in a voiceover, states that Earl and Miss Mona married and that Earl successfully ran for the legislature.
Deputy Fred states that he succeeded Earl as Sheriff. as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd. as Mona Stangley. as Melvin P. Thorpe.
as The Governor. as Jewel. as Deputy Fred. as Dulcie Mae. as Edsel. as Senator Charles Wingwood.
as C.J. as Rita Crowell. as Miss Modene.
as himself. Donald F. Colson as Jeff Gerald. as Dora.
as Henry. as Dulcie Mae's son. as Wulla Jean. Dell 1130 laser printer chip reset software. Kenneth White as Sheriff Jack Roy. Ted Gehring as Sheriff Chapman. as Football Announcer. as Football Color Man.
as Governor's secretary. as Chicken Ranch Girl: Taddy-Jo. as Privates Boy. as Chicken Ranch Girl: Shy (Speaking scenes cut). as Chicken Ranch Girl: Angel (Speaking scenes cut) Production Originally, Larry King and Pete Masterton were going to write the script and Masterton and, who had directed the stage production, were to direct the film together. King recommended, Cari Glynn and as the possibles to star but was told they were not a sufficient box office draw. When was cast King suggested as a co star and Universal executives met with him but in the end was cast.
Reynolds was paid $3.5 million and Parton $1.5 million. Reynolds wanted script changes and wanted to sing. Universal became nervous about giving the film to first time directors and ended up replacing Masterton and Tune with Colin Higgins.
The book of the play was restructured to make it a vehicle for Parton and Reynolds. Higgins prepared for directing it by watching old films and commercials ('They have a lot of wonderful movement,' said Higgins. ) Parton and Reynolds were rumored to have had a relationship during filming, but in reality they did not get along. Parton described her experience making the movie as 'a nightmare.'
For his part, Reynolds described Parton as 'very self deprecating - in public.' Adaptation The plot is basically the same as that of the, with one significant difference. In the original, Ed Earl and Miss Mona had a one-night stand 15 years earlier, but in the film they maintain an ongoing affair. The relationship in the film brings about not only the accusatory scene, when the sheriff—disappointed that Mona has broken her promise to close the Chicken Ranch down long enough for things to cool off—calls her a whore, but also the happy ending, when he proposes marriage to Mona, even though that might endanger his chances to be elected as a state legislator; the epilogue comments state that he is elected anyway. See also: Much of 's original Broadway score was performed in the movie version. Omitted were Good Old Girl, The Bus From Amarillo, '24 Hours of Lovin', 'No Lies' and Doatsie Mae.
Two additional Parton compositions appear in the film: 'Sneakin' Around', performed as a duet with Parton and Reynolds, and a two- version of Parton's 1973 composition '. The film version of 'I Will Always Love You'—the original recording having been a U.S.
Country chart topper for Parton in the spring of 1974—was released as a single in July 1982, and again reached number one on the U.S. Country singles chart. (It also was a mid-level hit on Billboard pop and adult contemporary charts.) An altered version of Hall's ', in which Parton sings both the chorus and the verses of the song (as opposed to the film version, which is partially sung by some of the other female cast members), was also released as a single, reaching the top-ten on the country singles chart in late 1982. Parton wrote several new songs which were filmed but ultimately not used, including 'A Gamble Either Way' and 'Where Stallions Run'. The latter was restored for the ABC network television broadcast of the film, as the film was too short for its time slot after the censors finished their broadcast edits and additional material was needed.
'A Gamble Either Way' replaced 'Girl You're a Woman' from the Broadway score and was sung by Parton after Miss Mona interviewed 'Shy' (Andrea Pike) for a job at the Chicken Ranch. The characters of Shy and Angel from the Broadway show were reduced in the film. Their footage was eventually edited out. 'Down At The Chicken Ranch' was written for the trailer. Parton recorded two of the deleted songs, 'A Gamble Either Way', and 'A Cowboy's Ways' (a reworking of 'Where Stallions Run'), and included them on her 1983 album.
Release Marketing The film presented some difficulties for Universal, particularly with advertising. In 1982, the word ' was considered in parts of the, resulting in the film being renamed The Best Little Cathouse in Texas in some print ads, while television ads were either banned outright in some areas, or the offending word was censored; on in, the announcer on the station's 'Now Showing' segment merely clicked his tongue to eliminate the offending word: 'The Best Little click, click in Texas!' During interviews, Parton sometimes referred to the film as The Best Little Chicken House in Texas. Box office The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened in 1,400 theaters on July 23, 1982 and earned $11,874,268 in its opening weekend, ranking number one in the United States box office, dethroning 's six-week run at the top of the box office. The film closed on October 21, having grossed $69,701,637 domestically. Critical reception The film received mixed reviews from critics.
On review aggregator website, the film holds a 56% rating based on 9 reviews. Of the gave the film two out of four stars, stating, 'If they ever give Dolly her freedom and stop packaging her so antiseptically, she could be terrific. But Dolly and Burt and Whorehouse never get beyond the concept stage in this movie.' Cultural influence The film and the original it was based on were spoofed in the 1982, which starred in the Dolly Parton role of the madam and in the Burt Reynolds role as the sheriff. Porn star, who played one of the prostitutes in the film, had an uncredited bit role in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Legacy The house used in the film is located at in Hollywood and can be viewed as part of the backlot tram tour.
(It was also seen in the television series episode 'The Lost Boys.' ) The inspiration for the set came from a real ranch house located outside, which is featured in scenes from the movie. The house was also featured in 's 2003 horror film. The house is also featured as the residence of Sabrina and her two aunts on the '90s sitcom.
The film was mentioned in an episode of, where Dr. Venture mistakes it for a pornographic film, given it's 'racey' history. References. October 6, 1982. Retrieved June 29, 2015. October 22, 1982. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
Retrieved 28 July 2012. King, Larry L. (8 July 1982).
'What a round-up! Roping Dolly and Burt, bringing 'Whorehouse' to the screen'. Chicago Tribune. HIGGINS: WRITER-DIRECTOR ON HOT STREAK Goldstein, Patrick. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Los Angeles, Calif 24 Jan 1981: b15. July 26, 1982. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
Retrieved June 29, 2015. January 1, 1982.
Retrieved June 29, 2015. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2012. Further reading. Hall, Carol.
Vocal Selections from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Melville, N.Y.: MCA Music, 1979. King, Larry L. And Masterson, Peter. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Music and lyrics by Carol Hall. French's Musical Library. New York, N.Y.: S. French, 1978. King, Larry L.
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The Whorehouse Papers. New York: Viking Press, 1982. External links. on. at.
'Utterly charming, lively and genial.' - New York Daily News Note on Digital Perusal: Samuel French's new digital perusal process grants easy, digital access to music perusals while protecting the intellectual property of our composers, book writers, and lyricists. Samuel French perusals are intended to be used for finding the perfect show to fit your theater, casting pool, and resources. Perusals should be used to get acquainted with the music and script.
They cannot be used to hold auditions, produce the show without a license, or find sheet music for a separate performance. RIO GRANDE BAND GIRLS COWBOYS FARMER SHY KID MISS WULLA JEAN TRAVELING SALESMAN SLICK DUDE CHOIR AMBER SHY JEWEL MONA STANGLEY THE GIRLS AT MISS MONA'S - Linda Lou, Dawn, Ginger, Beatrice, Taddy Jo, Ruby Rae, Eloise, Durla LEROY SLINEY THE DOGETTES MELVIN P.
THORPE and the MELVIN THORPE SINGERS SOUNDMAN STAGE MANAGER SHERIFF ED EARL DODD CAMERAMAN SCRUGGS MAYOR RUFUS POINDEXTER EDSEL MACKEY DOATSEY MAE TOWNSPEOPLE T.V. ANNOUNCER ANGELETTE IMOGENE CHARLENE ANGELETTES T.V. COLORMAN SENATOR WINGWOAH AGGIES - #21, #71, #11, #1 the Ukrainian Placekicker, #17, #7, #12 (specialty dance), #77 PHOTOGRAPHERS REPORTERS - #1, #2, #3 GOVERNOR and the GOVERNOR'S AIDE See all +.