| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
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| Original Broadway Production |
Original Broadway Production Poster |
| Music |
David Yazbek |
| Lyrics |
David Yazbek |
| Book |
Jeffrey Lane |
| Theatre |
Imperial Theatre |
| Opened |
March 3, 2005 |
| Closed |
September 3, 2006 |
| Producer(s) |
Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry Tatelman, Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams, Michael Speyer, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Jean Cheever, Clear Channel Entertainment and Harvey Weinstein |
| Director |
Jack O'Brien |
| Choreographer |
Jerry Mitchell |
| Scenic designer |
David Rockwell |
| Costume designer |
Gregg Barnes |
| Lighting designer |
Kenneth Posner |
| Originally starring |
John Lithgow
Norbert Leo Butz
Sherie Rene Scott
Gregory Jbara
Joanna Gleason |
| Official website |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the film of the same name. John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, and Sherie Rene Scott played the lead roles at opening, with Joanna Gleason and Gregory Jbara also receiving above-the-title billing. The show premiered in San Diego, California on September 22, 2004, before moving to Broadway in January 2005 and officially opening in March. The show closed on Broadway on September 3, 2006 with a total of 666 performances.
A North American national tour launched on August 4 with Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz reprising his role as Freddy, alongside Tom Hewitt as Lawrence. Future productions are planned for Japan (in October 2006), Mexico City, Spain, and possibly London.[1]
Awards and nominations
Tony Award Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Musical
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Norbert Leo Butz) WINNER
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (John Lithgow)
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Sherie Rene Scott)
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason)
- Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
Drama Desk Award Nominations
- Outstanding New Musical
- Outstanding Book of a Musical
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Norbert Leo Butz) WINNER
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Sherie René Scott)
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason)
- Outstanding Choreography (Jerry Mitchell)
- Outstanding Orchestrations (Harold Wheeler)
- Outstanding Music (David Yazbek)
- Outstanding Lyrics (David Yazbek)
Original Broadway cast (opening night)
- Norbert Leo Butz - Freddy Benson
- John Lithgow - Lawrence Jameson
- Sherie René Scott - Christine Colgate
- Sara Gettelfinger - Jolene Oakes
- Joanna Gleason - Muriel Eubanks
- Gregory Jbara - Andre Thibault
- Timothy J. Alex - Ensemble
- Andrew Asnes - Ensemble
- Roxane Barlow - Ensemble
- Stephen Campanella - Ensemble
- Joe Cassidy - Ensemble
- Julie Connors - Ensemble
- Rachel deBenedet - Ensemble
- Laura Marie Duncan - Ensemble
- Sally Mae Dunn - Ensemble
- Tom Galantich - Ensemble
- Jason Gillman - Ensemble
- Amy Heggins - Ensemble
- Grasan Kingsberry - Ensemble
- Michael Paternostro - Ensemble
- Rachelle Rak - Ensemble
- Jeremy Davis - Swings
- Nina Goldman - Swings
- Greg Graham - Swings
- Gina Lamparella - Swings
- Chuck Saculla - Swings
Replacement history
- Jonathan Pryce replaced John Lithgow as Lawrence Jameson on January 17, 2006
- Mylinda Hull replaced Sara Gettelfinger as Jolene Oakes on January 17, 2006
- Rachel York replaced Sherie Rene Scott as Christine Colgate on February 5, 2006
- Sara Gettelfinger returned to the role of Jolene Oakes on May 2, 2006
- Rachel deBenedet filled in for Muriel Eubanks from May 2, 2006- May 21, 2006
- Lucie Arnaz replaced Joanna Gleason as Muriel Eubanks on May 23, 2006
- Sherie Rene Scott returned to the role of Christine Colgate on June 20, 2006
- Dennis Parlato filled in for Lawrence Jameson from July 18, 2006- July 20, 2006
- Timothy J. Alex filled in for Freddy Benson from July 18, 2006- July 20, 2006
- Keith Carradine replaced Jonathan Pryce as Lawrence Jameson on July 21, 2006
- Brian d'Arcy James replaced Norbert Leo Butz as Freddy Benson on July 21, 2006
- Dennis Parlato filled in for Andre from July 25, 2006- August 3, 2006
- Richard Kind replaced Gregory Jbara as Andre on August 4, 2006
- Rachel deBenedet filled in for Muriel Eubanks from August 5, 2006- August 31, 2006
- Lucie Arnaz returned to the role of Muriel Eubanks on September 1, 2006
Songs
Act I
- Overture
- Give Them What They Want (Broadway)/The Only Game in Town (National Tour)
- What Was a Woman To Do
- Great Big Stuff
- Chimp in a Suit
- Oklahoma?
- All About Ruprecht
- What Was a Woman To Do (Reprise) (Not on the OBCR)
- Here I Am
- Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True
- The Miracle (Act I Finale)
Act II
- Ruffhousin' Mit Shuffhausen
- Like Zis/Like Zat
- The More We Dance
- Love is My Legs
- Love Sneaks In
- Son of Great Big Stuff
- The Reckoning
- Dirty Rotten Number
- Finale
Notes
- For the first national tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the number "Give Them What They Want" was replaced with (according to Yazbek) a more suitable opening number, "The Only Game in Town". Yazbek has also noted that the new number will most likely be the one available when Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is made usable to amateur companies and such.
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