Photo Flash: Zephyr Theatre Opens THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL Tonight

The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, a new play by David Bertolino about the making of the famed, groundbreaking, 1970s pornographic film "Deep Throat" and the subsequent controversy the film ignited, is making its West Coast Premiere at the Zephyr Theatre for a six week engagement, opening tonight, January 31, 2013. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

The production is directed by award-winning adult film writer-director Jerry Douglas, and will have different guest cast members every week: Sally Kirkland and Bruce Vilanch (tonight, January 31-February 3); Nina Hartley and Christopher Knight (February 7-10); Georgina Spelvin and Ron Jeremy (February 14-17). Adult film stars Veronica Hart and Herschel Savage are part of the on-going, eight-actor company.

In The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, 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 audiences behind the scenes, into the secret world of adult filmmaking and introduces them to the legendary Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems. The play follows 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 helped expand the career of high-powered attorney Alan Dershowitz.

The Deep Throat Sex Scandal contains adult themes and nudity; no one eighteen and under will be admitted. Tickets are available online at www.deepthroattheplay.com or by calling 800-838-3006. Special Guilty Pleasures premium-priced packages are also available. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 7 p.m. The Deep Throat Sex Scandal contains adult themes and nudity; no one eighteen and under will be admitted.

Photo Credit: Ed Krieger

Bart Tancredi as Vito, Veronica Hart as the ticket taker and Herschel Savage as Gerry Damiano discuss the run of DEEP THROAT at the World Theater in Times Square.

The cast of THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL in a scene where they are filming DEEP THROAT at a Miami, Florida location.

Actor Bart Tancredi plays the judge in a scene with Marc Ginsburg as Harry Reems from THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL.

Actors Veronica Hart as Shana Babcock with Natasha Charles Parker as Linda Lovelace, who is breaking up with her abusive husband Chuck Traynor on the phone.

Marc Ginsburg as Harry Reems revels in his popularity as DEEP THROAT becomes a sensation.

Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems on screen behind the actors portraying them in THE DEEP THROAT SEX SCANDAL â€" left- Natasha Charles Parker as Lovelace with on right- Marc Ginsburg as Harry Reems.