The Deep Throat Sex Scandal
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 10, 2010
Closed Oct 13, 2010
Opened Oct 10, 2010
Closed Oct 13, 2010
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Finally the true story will be revealed: In 1972, a hairdresser from the Bronx made a little movie that grossed over $600 Million (possibly the most profitable film of all time) and ignited the sexual revolution. The Deep Throat Sex Scandal takes you behind the scenes, into the secret world of adult filmmaking and introduces you to the legendary Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems. Follow the bizarre journey from the creation of the movie, through the raids, arrests and the banning of the film, to the political fallout of the ensuing courtroom drama, which launched the career of Allen Dershowitz.
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David Bertolino's The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, now at the Bleecker Street Theatre, charts both the making of the iconic pornographic film as well as the subsequent obscenity trials against star Harry Reems (Malcolm Madera) and director Gerard Damiano (John-Charles Kelly). If the piece's more serious elements -- especially towards the show's end -- end up falling flat, there are some very entertaining moments. Moreover, both Bertolino and director Jerry Douglas deserve credit for not sensationalizing the adult film industry.
The show begins with Reems upsetting a fake audience member who storms out of the theater because she thought the show would be about Watergate. The bit feels very for[...]