Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical

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Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Album cover
MusicAndrew Sherman
Tom Kitt
Jonathan Callicutt
LyricsAndrew Sherman
Tom Kitt
Jonathan Callicutt
BookSusan L. Schwartz
BasisDebbie Does Dallas
by Maria Minestra
Productions2002 Off-Broadway
2004 Australia
2005 Dallas
2006 San Francisco

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical is an Off-Broadway musical with a book by Susan L. Schwartz, composed by Andrew Sherman, with Tom Kitt and Jonathan Callicutt providing additional music and lyrics. It is based on the 1978 pornographic film Debbie Does Dallas. The musical, like the movie, centers on high schooler Debbie and her friends' attempts to become "Texas" Cowboys cheerleaders; however, the musical contains far less sexual content than the movie. The original Off-Broadway choreography was by Jennifer Cody.

The show had its first run at the New York Fringe Festival.[1] It was originally conceived and produced by Schwartz, who also starred as Debbie. The Araca Group bought the rights to produce the piece and opened it as a musical in 2002 at the Jane Street Theater in New York City. Sherie Rene Scott starred in the musical as Debbie. Since its Off-Broadway run, other productions have taken place, notably in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia (2004) with Ben Steel,[2] and in Dallas, Texas (2005).[3]

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  1. ^ Gates, Anita (July 14, 2001). "X-Rated No More, but Still in Need of Cash". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Murphy, Jim (February 18, 2005). "Debbie does Dallas the Musical". The Age. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  3. ^ Garcia, John. Debbie Does Dallas - The Musical Archived May 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved July 15, 2007.

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