- Variety
- Time Out New York
- The New York Times
PRETTY FILTHY
Music and Lyrics By: Michael Friedman
Book By: Bess Wohl
Directed By: Steve Cosson
Inspired by a tradition of classic musicals about show business, Pretty Filthy is the untold showbiz musical, based on interviews with adult entertainers. Armed with their notepads and recorders, the Civilians crossed the mountain range that divides Hollywood from the “other Hollywood”—the San Fernando Valley, world capital of porn. The artists conducted interviews and visited sets to get an insider’s glimpse into a world that is far more than the sum of its (very) visible parts. The Civilians’ time in the Valley captured a singular time in our culture; this digital era that radically transforms the business of sex. Pretty Filthy is ultimately a story about trying to make a life and a living in an ever-changing world. A task that’s all the more complicated when your work is so intimately tied to customer “satisfaction.”
CAST
John Behlmann
Lulu Fall
Alyse Alan Louis
Luba Mason
Maria-Christina Oliveras, Steve Rosen
Marrick Smith
Jared Zirilli
Music and Lyrics – Michael Friedman
Written By – Bess Wohl
Directed By – Steve Cosson
Music Director – Nathan Dame
Choreographer – Sam Pinkleton
Scenic Designer – Neil Patel
Costume Designer – Emily Rebholz
Lighting Designer – Justin Townsend
Sound Designer – Ken Travis
Projection Designer – Darrel Maloney
Wig, Hair and Makeup Designer – J. Jared Janas
Production Stage Manager – Terri K. Kohler
Producer – Maedhbh McCullagh
Casting – Paul Davis & Geoff Josselson
JANUARY 31 – MARCH 1, 2015 – Abrons Arts Center, New York City
The New Yorker – Winter Preview
The Huffington Post – On the Culture Front: Father John Misty, Pretty Filthy and More
New York Times In Performance – Luba Mason and Michael Friedman Sing Beautiful
NY1 – Interview with Steve Rosen and Alyse Alan Louis
VICE – How the Sausage Gets Laid: ‘Pretty Filthy is a New Musical About Porn
Flovorpill – Drawing Out an Excellent Portrait of a Controversial Business
American Theater – The Civilians Uncover the Craft and Humanity of Porn in ‘Pretty Filthy’
AM New York – ‘Pretty Filthy’ review: Fun from porn centric Off-Broadway show
The Lo-Down Review – A Musical Take on the Porn Industry
Theatermania – You May Never Look at Porn the Same Way Again.
Variety – Some Seriously Good, Clean Fun
Time Out New York – Four Star Critics Pick.
New York Post – A surprisingly wholesome musical about the porn industry
The New York Times – Critics Pick – The Hardbitten Sex Business Laid Bare, Comically and Less So