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Previews:
October 8, 2002
Opened:
October 29, 2002
Ended:
February 15, 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
The Araca Group, Jam Theatricals & Waxman-Williams Entertainment.
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
Jane Street Theater
Theater Address:
113 Jane Street
Phone:
(212) 239-6200
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Spoof
Director:
Erica Schmidt
Review:
Although the stage version of Debbie Does Dallas is in no way pornographic (and has only one brief moment of -- alas, male -- nudity), we know from the get-go this will be no sanitized satire. One cheerleader palms her crotch as automatically as the others chew gum, while the others end up mimicking pretty much every sexual combination ever conceived. Despite the overtness of its sexual humor, Debbie is all high-energy laughs in pop-art style, able to acknowledge that the film's endorsement of trading sex for money is morally problematic but not letting that quash the evening's indulgent, hedonistic spirit. Well into the run of the show, cast members were still barely suppressing their own giggles, which only added to the fun.
Parental:
adult & strong sexual themes, vulgar humor
Cast:
Jamie Day (Debbie), Mary Catherine Garrison, Caitlin Miller, Tricia Paoluccio, Del Pentecost, Jon Patrick Walker, Jama Williamson
Technical:
Choreog: Jennifer Cody; Orig Music: Andrew Sherman; Conceived: Susan L. Schwartz; Music Superv: Tom Kitt; Casting: Aaron Harnick at The Araca Group. Set: Christine Jones; Juman Malouf; Lighting: Shelly Sabel. Sound: Laura Grace Brown.
Critic:
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed:
February 2003
