Whorehouse Goes Public - Infomerical - Tommy Sent Me!

I saw it. It was horrible, but never boring. The most memorable thing about it were two lounge singers stationed in the lobby. I like the score on cd. I never want to see it live ever again.

I just watched part of that sales infommercial - and all I can say, is that announcer's description of the show in the first three minutes is more clear than anything that actually appeared on the stage. He actually makes it sound like a fun idea for a musical.

Part of the problem was that that WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC was almost an attempt to be a satire of the original WHOREHOUSE. That was kind of like how ANNIE 2 in DC was almost a parody of the original - but WHOREHOUSE (like ANNIE) was a show that won over the public because it had unexpected, genuine heart.

WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC felt like one big joke that the audience was never quite in on. You certainly didn't care about any of the characters or stakes in the story - and without that - any show is pretty much doomed.

Yes, there was a stand up comedian who wouldn't have lasted one night at the Comedy Club.

P.S. My favorite part of the video is the sales pitch about the "new seats" - too bad they didn't paint the walls - the theatre was not in good shape during the run of WHOREHOUSE GOES PUBLIC.

Updated On: 1/13/07 at 06:45 PM

SWEET MOTHER MARY!!!!

Why didn't I see this mess when I had the chance!?!?

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Despite the horror of the stage production, the cast recording is a gem. One of the best flop musical cd's you could own. I was so dissapointed that this show was not better; I really wanted to see Hoty do well.

Get the cast recording...you can hear lyrics about "hunger just as tough as a three balled tomcat" and " we'll just give them their head" throughout the show.

The music overall is snappy and there's a great ballad Hoty sings called "Piece of the Pie".

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I completely agree with you, justme2, PIE OF THE PIECE is a gem. I never get tired of hearing Dee Hoty's warm easy going version of that song.

Why it isn't sung in caberet acts more often is a mystery to me.

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