''Pretty Filthy'' is a 2015 musical with a book by
Bess Wohl and music and lyrics by
Michael Friedman developed with director
Steve Cosson
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. The musical is produced by American "investigative" theater company
The Civilians
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. The show is based on The Civilians' visit to the
San Fernando Valley, also known as "the
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywoo ...
of the
adult film industry
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." The musical focuses on the private and professional lives of either real-life adult film stars or composite characters based on various people, with each actor playing multiple roles.
Originally commissioned by
Center Theatre Group in
Los Angeles
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, the show premiered
Off-Broadway
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at The Playhouse in the
Abrons Arts Center and ran from January 31 to March 1, 2015.
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Cast and characters
Musical numbers
*Names — Full Company
*What If I Like It — Becky/Taylor and Company
*Impossible Girls — Sam Spiegel
*Porn Capitalism — Carrie and Brown Sugar
*The First Video Stars — Georgina Congress
*Squirting 101 — Fredo
*Becky & Bobby & Taylor & Dick — Becky/Taylor and Bobby/Dick
*Waiting for Wood — Male Company
*Porn House — Full Company
*Fuck the World — Peter North/Matt Ramsey
*Applesauce — Holly and Oscar
*Beautiful — Georgina Congress
*Pretty/Filthy — Becky/Taylor and Company
Recording
The original cast recording was released on November 18, 2016 by
Ghostlight Records.
Awards and nominations
Original Off-Broadway production
References
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External links
Internet Off-Broadway Database
Plays by Michael Friedman
LGBT-related musicals
2015 musicals
Off-Broadway musicals
Plays based on real people
Plays about actors
Works about pornography
Cultural depictions of pornographic film actors