Emily Skinner to Play Miss Mona in Best Little Whorehouse Benefit Concert

Emily Skinner has been cast as Miss Mona in The Actors' Fund of America's benefit production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, to be held October 16 at the August Wilson Theatre. In addition, Jersey Boys cast members Daniel Reichard, Peter Gregus, Matt Scott and Tony winner Christian Hoff will be joining the cast.

Skinner received a joint Best Actress Tony nomination along with co-star Alice Ripley in 1998 as Daisy Hilton in Side Show. Other Broadway credits include The Full Monty and Dinner at Eight. Skinner also appeared in the Kennedy Center's Sondheim festival and in Encores! productions of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and No Strings.

Originally staged on Broadway in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas dramatizes the real-life story of a legendary house of ill-repute that remained open for many years until the Governor orders the local sheriff to shut it down.

Principal roles will be played by Harry Groener Spamalot, Crazy for You as the Governor, Jennifer Hudson American Idol and the forthcoming movie version of Dreamgirls as Jewel, Bob Martin The Drowsy Chaperone as Melvin P. Thorpe, Andrea McArdle Annie, State Fair, Beauty and the Beast as Doatsy Mae, Felicia Finley The Wedding Singer, Aida as Angel, Mary Faber Avenue Q as Shy, Richard Kind Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Senator Wingwoah and Constantine Maroulis American Idol, The Wedding Singer as Aggie.

Other cast members include Michelle Kittrell, All Shook Up, Amber Efe The Seven, J. Elaine Marcos The Wedding Singer, Rachelle Rak Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Christina Norrup The Producers, Angie Schworer The Producers, Jen Cody Urinetown, Dennis Stowe Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Bret Shuford Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jeff Lewis Fiddler on the Roof, Jason Patrick Sands The Producers, Will Taylor La Cage Aux Folles, Roxane Barlow Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Matt Rossoff Reefer Madness, Rick Faugno Wonderful Town, Justin Greer The Producersand the cast of the award-winning musical [title of show] . Rounding out the cast are MaryAnn Hu, Kate Pazakis, Sue Goodman, Nina Hennessey, Naomi Naughton, Ed Carlo, Giovanni Stella, Darius Nichols, Phil Fabry, Charlie Schwartz and Trent Armand Kendall.

Tickets for the benefit range from $250 to $2,500. For more information, go to www.actorsfund.org.