2024 the best little whorehouse in texas dolly parton review
Price: $17.99
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 5 x 5.75 x 0.45 inches; 3.47 ounces
Manufacturer : Varese Sarabande
Date First Available : December 13, 2006
Label : Varese Sarabande
ASIN : B00005LZSJ
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Meefer Mike
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Welcome to the Whorehouse of the 21st Century
Review: This is a great CD. I bought it because the play with Ann-Margret is coming to Seattle and I had to sample it first. It includes all the songs and even a new one. The movie only had 7 of the songs from the play in it. I have the original 1978 cast recording on vinyl and I was happy to be able to have them on CD now. One of my favorite songs on this CD is "24 Hours of Lovin." Avery does a fantastic job with it. She gives it some soul. And "The Aggie Song" is pretty hillarious. Now even though Ann-Margret doesn't have all that of a singing voice, I still think she does her songs justice. And it was nice to hear the entire cast singing "Hard Candy Chritmas." So, I love this Cd and you should click on "Buy It" now!!!!!
Reviewer: new yorker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I really hope this production makes it to video
Review: As an Ann-Margret fan I had to get this version.As a fan of the show I discovered an added bonus.I went running to the Broadway Box Office for a ticket to the evening show as soon as I saw the bastardized film version of this musical.Having met the "real" Miss Mona during the original Off-Broadway run I was aware that her one criticism of the show was that Good Old Girl seemed to imply she'd been more than friends with the sheriff.I was therefore totally offended ,as I'm sure she was ,that in order to incorporate Dolly's new songs the film was all about the affair that never happenned.And they cut Bus to Amarillo .What were they thinking? This CD and production feature a new song "A Friend to Me" sung by Ann-Margret (and Carol Hall on the CD).I'd like to publicly thank Miss Hall for setting the record straight.Edna would be pleased!
Reviewer: Robert F. Powers
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GHASTLY, GOD-AWFUL AND THOSE ARE THE KINDEST WORDS....
Review: ....I can say about this sad, slapped together, make a quick buck tour starring Ann-Margret. Speaking of slapped all involved deserve a slap and Ann-Margret deserves a couple of slaps for signing on to this. Don't get me wrong, I love Ann-Margret(even had a secret crush on her in her Bye Bye Birdie days) but at 20 singing in a breathy, sex-kittenish baby voice-to some it might sound sexy--at 60+ using that same singing style-it sounds like asthma.This review is really useless since it is now unavailable but if someone is ever crazy enough to re-release it. You Have been warned.The original cast album is still the best and if you are a bit masochistic, I guess you could try The Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton lame version.
Reviewer: Byron Kolln
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Ann-Margret in a lively performance
Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS is always a delight, and in this new cast album of the recent national touring production starring Ann-Margret, it's even better than ever.Ann-Margret takes on the role of the Chicken Ranch owner Miss Mona with aplomb, offering up a lively performance. She sings lovely renditions of "Girl, You're a Woman", "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place", and a brand-new song written especially for this production, "A Friend to Me".Gary Sandy does well by the character of Mona's old flame Ed Earl Dodd, with fine support from Rob Donohoe as Melvin P. Thorpe and Hal Davis as Edsel Mackay.Avery Sommers adds a soulful voice to the character of the sassy bordello maid Jewel, and offers up a show-stopping "Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'". Roxie Lucas plays the role of the thankless Doatsy Mae, and sings her self-titled number quite affectingly.Terri Dixon and Jen Celene Little do well by the featured roles of Angel and Shy, with the Chicken Ranch girls offering up a superb rendition of the heartbreakingly-lovely "Hard Candy Christmas".All-in-all, if you love this delightful musical, you'll adore this brand-new cast album!
Reviewer: Eric
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Revival at its finest
Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS has always been a charming musical with charming songs and a fun storyline...now with the addition of Ann-Margret as Miss mona in the current touring company it has reached the peak of its charm! Ann-Margret's voice wraps around these songs perfectly (she even had one written especially for her by Carol Hall) and Gary Sandy's performance on the CD is just as good. Definatly a must buy!
Reviewer: Mister Matt
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worst Little Tour of Whorehouse
Review: Roxie Lucas saves this review from having a single star. Her performance was the shining star in a rather lifeless, dusty, and uninspired revival of the original production which thankfully avoided Broadway. Compare with the rollicking original recording and you will easily notice the lack of life, spirit and vibrancy in the new recording. The addition of A Friend to Me added nothing to the score but sluggish redundancy.
Reviewer: Jaime Moreno-Valle
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Star Power in the House - -The Whorehouse, that is.
Review: Ann Margret`s singing voice is quite different from what you`d expect if you heard the previous cast album; however, she purrs her way through them while infusing a great deal of charm and personality to her renditions. Her numbers are not musically beautiful, yet they manage to be touching, sexy, rawnchy and pleasing. You can feel her elgant, strong, glamorous presence which, incidentally, are the character requirements for Miss Mona. The musical arrangements are superb, the energetic entr' acte is a welcome addition to the already familiar musical program. The ensemble is superband Watchdog, the Governor and Jewel all stand out in their solo numbers.The sad note is, the "Doatsy Mae" number does no justice to the original. Although acceptably sung, it fails to covey the furstration, hope and dreams of the character. Overall, this CD is surely worth the price: with its good vocals, wonderful score and general sense of innocent mischief, you'll have a great time listening to this all-out for fun musical.