Rhode Island College News | “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” | April 13, 2016
“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
RIC Mainstage Theatre brings to life “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” an award-winning musical, on April 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. and April 16 and 17 at 2 p.m. in Roberts Hall Auditorium. 
A small-town Texas brothel has carried out its illegal business with impunity for decades, thanks to the winks, nods and dedicated patronage of local law enforcement and government officials. But when a TV journalist reports on the illegal activity, the political backlash forces the town’s sheriff to shut the place down.
“Whorehouse” is as much about political hypocrisy and journalistic opportunism as it is about prostitution. Based on a true story that took place in the 1970s, “audiences may see striking similarities between the politics and morality of then and now,” said Director Bill Wilson, RIC professor of musical theatre.
Wilson has assembled a high-spirited cast that includes RIC students Stephanie Barney, who plays Miss Mona (the madam of the brothel); Joe DeLeo, who plays Sheriff Dodd; Remson DeJoseph, who plays the double-talking governor of Texas; and Joseph Sherry, who plays the zealous TV reporter.
“This is a very well-crafted play with an excellent book, beautiful music and terrific dancing,” said Wilson. Director of choreography is RIC Associate Professor Angelica Vessella Cardente.
For tickets, contact the RIC Box Office at 401-456-8144 or stop by the Box office Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
RIC’s Bachelor of Arts program in theatre offers concentrations in performance, design/technical and general theatre and has the only musical theatre program in Southeastern New England. RIC theatre students stage four major productions annually and consistently earn top honors each year at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Many of RIC’s theatre alumni have gone on to appear in prominent roles on television, stage and film.
April 13, 2016