MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 19, 1978
Closing Date
Mar 27, 1982
Performances
1,584
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Jun 19, 1978 - Mar 27, 1982)
Setting
The State of Texas.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Regency Organization, Ltd. (Irwin Meyer; Stephen R. Friedman)
Produced by Universal Pictures
Originally produced at the Entermedia Theatre
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson; Music by Carol Hall; Lyrics by Carol Hall; Musical Director: Robert Billig; Vocal arrangements by Robert Billig
Directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune; Musical Numbers Staged by Tommy Tune; Associate Choreographer: Thommie Walsh
Costume Design by Ann Roth; Scenic Design by Marjorie Kellogg; Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy; Hair Design by Michael Gottfried; Assistant to Mr. Parichy: Toni Goldin; Assistant to Ms. Roth: Gary Jones
General Manager: Jack Schlissel and Jay Kingwill; Company Manager: Malcolm Allen
Production Stage Manager: Paul Phillips; Stage Manager: Jay Schlossberg-Cohen; Assistant Stage Mgr: Gina Ramsel
Musical Supervisor: Robert Billig; Rio Grande Band Leader: Craig Chambers; Rio Grande Band (Guitar): Craig Chambers; Rio Grande Band (Bass): Ben Brogdon; Rio Grande Band (Steel Guitar): Lynn Frazier; Rio Grande Band (Piano): Pete Blue; Rio Grande Band (Drums): Michael Holleman; Rio Grande Band (The Fiddler): Ernie Reed
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Dance Captain: Jerry Yoder; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne
Henderson Forsythe
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Carlin Glynn
Mona Stangley
Jun 19, 1978 - May 10, 1980
Delores Hall
Jewel
Clinton Allmon
Farmer
 
Melvin P. Thorpe
Pamela Blair
Amber
Character name changed to Angel during the run of the show
Lisa Brown
Girl
 
Dawn
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Angelette Imogene Charlene
Don Crabtree
Edsel Mackey
Joan Ellis
Shy
Jay Garner
Traveling Salesman
 
C. J. Scruggs
 
Chip Brewster
 
Governor
J. Frank Lucas
Mayor Rufus Poindexter
 
Senator Wingwoah
Susan Mansur
Girl
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Doatsey Mae
 
Reporter #1
Louise Quick-Bowen
Girl
 
Ginger
Girl at Miss Mona's
Gerry Burkhardt
Shy Kid
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #7
Jay Bursky
Cowboy
 
Choir
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #11
 
Photographer
 
Governor's Aide
Tom Cashin
Stage Manager
 
Cameraman
 
Aggie #12
 
Aggie Specialty Dancer
Carol Chambers
Girl
 
Taddy Jo
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Townsperson
 
Angelette
Becky Gelke
Choir
 
Ruby Rae
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Angelette
K. C. Kelly
Slick Dude
 
Soundman
 
Ukranian Placekicker - Aggie #1
Bradley Clayton King
Cowboy
 
Leroy Sliney
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #77
Donna King
Girl
 
Linda Lou
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Angelette
Larry L. King
T.V. Announcer
Recorded voice only
Edwina Lewis
Choir
Jan Merchant
Choir
 
Beatrice
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Angelette
Edna Milton
Miss Wulla Jean
 
Townsperson
Gena Ramsel
Alternate Dancer
James Rich
Choir
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #17
 
Photographer
Marta Sanders
Choir
 
Eloise
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
Michael Scott
Cowboy
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #71
 
Photographer
 
Reporter #3
Monica Tiller
Alternate Dancer
Paul Ukena, Jr.
Cowboy
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #21
 
Photographer
 
Reporter #2
Jerry Yoder
Alternate Dancer
Debra Zalkind
Girl
 
Durla
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Angelette
Understudies: Lisa Brown (Shy), Don Crabtree (Mayor Rufus Poindexter, Senator Wingwoah, Governor, C. J. Scruggs), Edwina Lewis (Jewel), J. Frank Lucas (Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd), Susan Mansur (Mona Stangley), Jan Merchant (Doatsey Mae), Gina Ramsel (Amber, Ginger), Monica Tiller (Dawn) and Paul Ukena, Jr. (Edsel Mackey)

46th Street Theatre (Jun 19, 1978 - Mar 27, 1982)

Produced by Stevie Phillips and Danny Kreitzberg; Associate Producer: Bonnie Champion
Company Manager: Leonard A. Mulhern
Assistant Stage Mgr: Nancy Lynch
Rio Grande Band (Bass): Racine Romaguera; Rio Grande Band (Steel Guitar): Harvey Shapiro; Rio Grande Band (Drums): Chuck Zeuren; Rio Grande Band (The Fiddler): Marty Laster; Rio Grande Band: Gene Citronbaum, Ed Xiques and Dave Glenn; Rio Grande Gand (Bass): Jr. Pinada
Press Representative: Warren Knowlton

Cast

Fannie Flagg
Mona Stangley
May 12, 1980 - Nov 22, 1980
Carlin Glynn
Mona Stangley
Mar 09, 1982 - Mar 27, 1982
Bobbi Jo Lathan
During Carlin Glynn's vacation
Mona Stangley
Aug 06, 1979 - Aug 18, 1979
Anita Morris
Mona Stangley
Nov 16, 1981 - Mar 07, 1982
Candace Tovar
Mona Stangley
Nov 24, 1980 - Nov 14, 1981
Beau Allen
Cowboy
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #71
 
Reporter #3
Tom Avera
Traveling Salesman
 
C. J. Scruggs
 
Chip Brewster
 
Governor
Roger Berdahl
Slick Dude
 
Soundman
 
Scandinavian Placekicker - Aggie #1
Valerie Leigh Bixler
Girl
 
Linda Lou
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Angelette
Stephen Bray
Cowboy
 
Leroy Sliney
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #17
 
Photographer
Diana Broderick
Choir
 
Eloise
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Angelette
Jill Cook
Girl
 
Taddy Jo
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
Patti D'Beck
Alternate Dancer
Cheryl Ebarb
Shy
Clare Fields
Choir
 
Beatrice
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
Susann Fletcher
Choir
 
Ruby Rae
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Angelette
Betsy Friday
Choir
 
Beatrice
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Angelette
 
Townsperson
Becky Gelke
Doatsey Mae
 
Reporter #1
 
Ginger
Girl at Miss Mona's
Thomas Griffith
Stage Manager
 
Cameraman
 
Aggie #12
Carol Hall
During Susan Mansur's vacation
Doatsey Mae
Jan 01, 1979 - Jan 06, 1979
 
Mona Stangley
Patrick Hamilton
Governor
 
Traveling Salesman
 
C. J. Scruggs
 
Chip Brewster
Peter Heuchling
Choir
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #21
 
Photographer
 
Reporter #2
Tina Johnson
Angel
 
Amber
Character name changed to Angel during the run of the show
Larry L. King
During Henderson Forsythe's vacation
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Jan 15, 1979 - Jan 27, 1979
Bobbi Jo Lathan
During Carlin Glynn's vacation
Doatsey Mae
Edwina Lewis
Jewel
Nancy Lynch
Girl
Merilee Magnuson
Taddy Jo
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Angelette
Barbara Marineau
Doatsey Mae
Jul 1979 - Sep 1979
 
Reporter #1
Jul 1979 - Sep 1979
Stephen McNaughton
Cowboy
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #21
 
Photographer
 
Reporter #2
Jan Merchant
Townsperson
John Newton
Edsel Mackey
Gene O'Neill
Cowboy
 
Leroy Sliney
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #77
 
Slick Dude
 
Soundman
Andy Parker
Cowboy
 
A Dogette
 
Aggie #77
 
Photographer
Gena Ramsel
Amber
Character name changed to Angel during the run of the show
Gil Rogers
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Aug 04, 1980 - ?
 
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Rebecca Seay
Girl
 
Ginger
Girl at Miss Mona's
Karen Sutherland
Girl
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Angelette
 
Taddy Jo
Girl at Miss Mona's
Monica Tiller
Girl
 
Dawn
Girl at Miss Mona's
 
Angelette Imogene Charlene
Candace Tovar
Doatsey Mae
 
Jewel
 
Ruby Rae
Girl at Miss Mona's
Paul Ukena, Jr.
Choir
 
Melvin Thorpe Singer
 
Townsperson
 
Aggie #17
 
Slick Dude
 
Soundman
Debra Zalkind
Miss Wulla Jean
 
Townsperson
Swing: Laura Ackermann
Understudies: Laura Ackermann (Dawn), Roger Berdahl (Edsel Mackey), Diana Broderick (Ginger), Gerry Burkhardt (Governor, Melvin P. Thorpe), Don Crabtree (Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd), Becky Gelke (Shy, Ginger, Mona Stangley), Stephen McNaughton (Edsel Mackey, Narrator), John Newton (Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, Mayor Rufus Poindexter, Senator Wingwoah, C. J. Scruggs), Rebecca Seay (Doatsey Mae, Shy Kid), Karen Sutherland (Dawn) and Monica Tiller (Amber, Angel)
music by Carol Hall; lyrics by Carol Hall
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue
The Rio Grande Band Leader and the Rio Grande Band
20 Fans
The Rio Grande Band Leader, the Girls, the Cowboys, Farmer, Shy Kid, Miss Wulla Jean, Traveling Salesman, Slick Dude and Choir
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 House of Lovin'
Jewel and the Girls
Watch Dog Theme (Reprise)
the Dogettes
Texas Has a Whorehouse in It (Reprise)
Melvin P. Thorpe and the Dogettes
Doatsey Mae
Doatsey Mae
Angelette March
Angelette Imogene Charlene and the Angelettes
The Aggie Song
the Aggies
Bus from Amarillo
Mona Stangley
Act 2
Sung By
The Sidestep
Governor, Governor's Aide, Senator Wingwoah, Melvin P. Thorpe, the Dogettes and the Melvin Thorpe Singers
No Lies
Mona Stangley, Jewel and the Girls
Good Old Girl
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd and the Aggies
Hard Candy Christmas
Amber, Jewel, Ginger, Dawn, Ruby Rae and Beatrice
Hard Candy Christmas (Reprise)
the Girls
Finale (Reprise)
the Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1979 Nominee
Produced by Universal Pictures
 

Best Book of a Musical

1979 Nominee
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1979 Winner
Henderson Forsythe

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1979 Winner
Carlin Glynn
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1979 Nominee
Joan Ellis
 

Best Choreography

1979 Nominee
Choreographed by Tommy Tune
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1979 Nominee
Directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

1978 Nominee
Produced by Universal Pictures
 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Henderson Forsythe
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Carlin Glynn
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Pamela Blair
 

Outstanding Choreography

1978 Nominee
Choreographed by Tommy Tune

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1978 Winner
Directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune

Outstanding Lyrics

1978 Winner
Lyrics by Carol Hall

Outstanding Music

1978 Winner
Music by Carol Hall

Theatre World

Award

1978 Recipient
Carlin Glynn
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