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Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
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Adapted by: Erica Schmidt, Conceived by Susan L. Schwartz Music by: Andrew Sherman Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 42 Pub. Date: 2004 ISBN-10: 0822219557 ISBN-13: 9780822219552 Cast Size: 5 female, 3 male
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About the Play:
Debbie Does Dallas is a full-length musical comedy adapted
for the stage by Erica Schmidt, composed by Andrew
Sherman, and conceived by Susan L. Schwartz. Cheekily
adapted from its infamous adult film namesake, this
Off-Broadway musical is the
coming-of-age story of an all-American small-town girl and her
unstoppable quest to become a Texas
Cowgirls Cheerleader. Tongue planted firmly in cheek, the author sends up the original movie and, to some extent, the whole 1970s porn genre, replacing the sex scenes with catchy songs.
One of the most classic adult
films of all time comes to life in this musical adaptation. Debbie
Does Dallas is a modern morality tale told as a comic musical of
tragic proportions in the language of the rodeo-porno-football
circus. The show is the coming-of-age story of an all-American
small-town sweetheart named Debbie Benton. Debbie is captain of her
high-school cheerleading team, but she dreams of making it to the big
time by becoming a Texas Cowgirl Cheerleader. When Debbie receives a
letter telling her she has qualified for the professional squad, the
only thing that stands between her and the realization of her dream
is bus fare to the big city: Dallas. Debbie enlists her teammates,
Lisa, Roberta, Donna and Tammy, to get full-time jobs after school
and on weekends to help pay for her trip to Dallas. The girls form a
company called Teen Services and get jobs, but they quickly realize
minimum-wage jobs just don't pay enough. Luckily, Debbie's boss, Mr.
Greenfelt, has an idea how the girls can raise enough money in time.
Debbie tells the girls about Mr. Greenfelt's idea, and they all agree
to try their hands at "little favors" performed with
enthusiasm by "good girls." The girls "work hard for
the money" and through sex, sweat and tears, they manage to
raise enough money for Debbie to realize her dream and make it all
the way to Dallas.
Debbie Does Dallas was first performed in 2001 at the New
York Fringe Festival, and transferred to Off-Broadway in 2002 at the
Jane Street Theatre in Greenwich Village. The production fared
favourably with reviewers who said the off-colour, satiric comedy was
a guilty pleasure. It became a cult hit, and has since been performed around the world.
Cast: 5 female, 3 male
What people say:
"A scream! A saucy,
tongue-in-cheek romp." — The New
Yorker
"Hilarious! Debbie
Does Dallas manages to have it all: beauty, brains and a
great sense of humor! The cast is great." — Time Out
NY
"Shamelessly silly, shrewdly
self-aware and proud of being naughty. Great fun!" — The
New York Times
"Racy and raucous, a
lighthearted, fast-paced thoroughly engaging and hilarious send-up."
— New York Daily News
About the Playwright:
Erica Schmidt is an American theatre director. She adapted
for the stage and directed the original production of Debbie Does
Dallas. She lives in Manhattan.
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