Production History
The Tooth of Crime was first performed at the Open Space, London on July 17, 1972. The cast included:
- Hoss - Malcolm Storry
- Becky Lou - Petronella Ford
- Star-Man - Michael Weller
- Galactic Jack - Tony Milner
- Cheyenne - Tony Sibbalt
- Doc - John Grillo
- Crow - Dave Schofield
- Directed by Charles Marowitz.
Shepard originally wrote the music for the play, which was performed by a group called Blunderbuss. In 1997, unhappy with the production as originally written, Shepard rewrote and updated the play as "The Tooth of Crime: Second Dance" and the score was rewritten by T-Bone Burnett.
The original script was revived in 2006 for a production at LaMama E.T.C. (La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club), in New York, as part of La MaMa's 45th-anniversary season. Directed by George Ferencz, it was a restaging Ferencz's 1983 concert-style production, using many of the same cast members. According to the New York Times, this production " a compelling case for 'The Tooth of Crime' as one of Mr. Shepard’s best plays ... and perhaps the best American drama on the cancerous nature of fame."
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