BroadwayWorld.com - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas [Broadway (1978)]

Production Information

Opening:	June 19, 1978
Closing:	March 27, 1982
# Performances:	1584
Theatres:	46th Street Theatre (6/19/1978 - 3/27/1982)
	46th Street Theatre (6/19/1978 - 3/27/1982)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Robert Billig

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Musical Director

Michael Gottfried

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Hair Designer

Marjorie Kellogg

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Scenic Designer

Peter Masterson

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Director

Dennis Parichy

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Lighting Designer

Ann Roth

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Costume Designer

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Costume Designer

Tommy Tune

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Choreographer

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Director

Original Cast | Replacements

Clinton Allmon	....	Farmer
	....	Melvin P. Thorpe
Pamela Blair	....	Amber (Character name changed to Angel during the run of )
Lisa Brown	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dawn (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette Imogene Charlene
	....	Girl
	....	Shy (Understudy)
Gerry Burkhardt	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #7
	....	Shy Kid
Jay Bursky	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #11
	....	Choir
	....	Cowboy
	....	Governor's Aide
	....	Photographer
Tom Cashin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Aggie #12
	....	Aggie Specialty Dancer
	....	Cameraman
	....	Stage Manager
Carol Chambers	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Taddy Jo (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette
	....	Girl
	....	Townsperson
Don Crabtree	....	Edsel Mackey
	....	C. J. Scruggs (Understudy)
	....	Governor (Understudy)
	....	Mayor Rufus Poindexter (Understudy)
	....	Senator Wingwoah (Understudy)
Joan Ellis	....	Shy
Henderson Forsythe	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Jay Garner	....	Governor
	....	C. J. Scruggs
	....	Chip Brewster
	....	Governor
	....	Traveling Salesman
Becky Gelke	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ruby Rae (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
Carlin Glynn	....	Mona Stangley
	....	Mona Stangley
Delores Hall	....	Jewel
	....	Jewel
Paul Ukena, Jr.	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #21
	....	Cowboy
	....	Photographer
	....	Reporter #2
	....	Edsel Mackey (Understudy)
K. C. Kelly	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Slick Dude
	....	Soundman
	....	Ukranian Placekicker - Aggie #1
Bradley Clayton King	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Aggie #77
	....	Cowboy
	....	Leroy Sliney
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
Donna King	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Linda Lou (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette
	....	Girl
Larry L. King	....	T.V. Announcer [recorded voice only]
	....	T.V. Announcer
Edwina Lewis	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Choir
	....	Jewel (Understudy)
J. Frank Lucas	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Mayor Rufus Poindexter
	....	Senator Wingwoah
	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (Understudy)
Susan Mansur	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Girl
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Reporter #1
	....	Mona Stangley (Understudy)
Jan Merchant	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Beatrice (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Doatsey Mae (Understudy)
Edna Milton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Miss Wulla Jean
	....	Townsperson
Louise Quick-Bowen	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ginger (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Girl
Gena Ramsel	....	Alternate Dancer
Gina Ramsel	....	Amber (Understudy)
	....	Ginger (Understudy)
James Rich	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Aggie #17
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Photographer
	....	Townsperson
Marta Sanders	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Eloise (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
Michael Scott	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #71
	....	Cowboy
	....	Photographer
	....	Reporter #3
Monica Tiller	....	Alternate Dancer
	....	Dawn (Understudy)
Paul Ukena, Jr.	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Jerry Yoder	....	Alternate Dancer
Debra Zalkind	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Durla (Girl at Miss Mona's)
	....	Angelette
	....	Girl

Laura Ackermann	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Dawn (Understudy)
Beau Allen	....	Aggie #71
	....	Cowboy
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Reporter #3
	....	Townsperson
Tom Avera	....	C. J. Scruggs
	....	Chip Brewster
	....	Governor
	....	Traveling Salesman
Roger Berdahl	....	Scandinavian Placekicker - Aggie #1
	....	Slick Dude
	....	Soundman
	....	Edsel Mackey (Understudy)
Valerie Leigh Bixler	....	Angelette
	....	Girl
	....	Linda Lou
Stephen Bray (ii)	....	Aggie #17
	....	Cowboy
	....	Leroy Sliney
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Photographer
	....	Townsperson
Diana Broderick	....	Angelette
	....	Choir
	....	Eloise
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
	....	Ginger (Understudy)
Gerry Burkhardt	....	Governor (Understudy)
	....	Melvin P. Thorpe (Understudy)
Jill Cook	....	Girl
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Taddy Jo
	....	Townsperson
Don Crabtree	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (Understudy)
Patti D'Beck	....	Alternate Dancer
Cheryl Ebarb	....	Shy
Clare Fields	....	Beatrice
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
Fannie Flagg	....	Mona Stangley
Susann Fletcher	....	Amber
	....	Angelette
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Ruby Rae
Henderson Forsythe	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Jay Garner	....	Governor
Becky Gelke	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Reporter #1
	....	Ginger (Understudy)
	....	Mona Stangley (Understudy)
	....	Shy (Understudy)
Carlin Glynn	....	Mona Stangley
	....	Mona Stangley
Thomas Griffith	....	Aggie #12
	....	Cameraman
	....	Stage Manager
Carol Hall	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Doatsey Mae
Delores Hall	....	Jewel
Patrick Hamilton	....	C. J. Scruggs
	....	Chip Brewster
	....	Governor
	....	Traveling Salesman
Patrick Hamilton (ii)	....	Governor
Peter Heuchling	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #21
	....	Choir
	....	Photographer
	....	Reporter #2
Marilyn J. Johnson	....	Jewel
Tina Johnson	....	Amber
	....	Angel
Paul Ukena, Jr.	....	Aggie #17
	....	Choir
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
Larry L. King	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Bobbi Jo Lathan	....	Mona Stangley
	....	Doatsey Mae
Edwina Lewis	....	Jewel
Nancy Lynch	....	Girl
Susan Mansur	....	Doatsey Mae
Barbara Marineau	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Reporter #1
Steve McNaughton	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #21
	....	Cowboy
	....	Photographer
	....	Reporter #2
	....	Edsel Mackey (Understudy)
	....	Narrator (Understudy)
Jan Merchant	....	Townsperson
Anita Morris	....	Mona Stangley
John Newton	....	Edsel Mackey
	....	C. J. Scruggs (Understudy)
	....	Mayor Rufus Poindexter (Understudy)
	....	Senator Wingwoah (Understudy)
	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd (Understudy)
Gene O'Neill (i)	....	Aggie #77
	....	Cowboy
	....	Leroy Sliney
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Townsperson
Andy Parker	....	A Dogette
	....	Aggie #77
	....	Cowboy
	....	Photographer
Gena Ramsel	....	Angel
	....	Amber
Gil Rogers	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
	....	Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Rebecca Seay	....	Ginger
	....	Girl
	....	Doatsey Mae (Understudy)
	....	Shy Kid (Understudy)
Karen Sutherland	....	Angelette
	....	Girl
	....	Melvin Thorpe Singer
	....	Taddy Jo
	....	Townsperson
	....	Dawn (Understudy)
Monica Tiller	....	Angelette Imogene Charlene
	....	Dawn
	....	Girl
	....	Amber (Understudy)
	....	Angel (Understudy)
Candace Tovar	....	Mona Stangley
	....	Doatsey Mae
	....	Jewel
Debra Zalkind	....	Miss Wulla Jean
	....	Townsperson

[Full Cast & Staff]

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

(Broadway Transfer, 1978)