Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Mon, 2010-03-08 22:00
The Tony-Award winning show harks back to the era of suave 1950s and '60s caperfilms -- specifically, the 1963 David Niven/Marlon Brando vehicle "Bedtime Story," onwhich "Scoundrels" is based. Michael Caine played the slicker member of the anti-hero duo with perfect English ease, and Steve Martin was inspired as his gaucheAmerican counterpart in the 1988 Frank Oz film by the same name.
The Relevant Stage, San Pedro's Musical Theatre Company will unveil the Broadway smash, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Warner Grand Theatre beginning June 11 for a limited engagement of 6 dates.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical about two con artists on the French Riviera. Lawrence is an older gentleman, seasoned, experienced, an expert at taking women's money and leaving them poorer, but smiling. Enter Freddy, a young American who's looking to make a bigger score. He starts out asking to learn from Lawrence, but after an argument, they make a bet over who can pull a scam on a new, young, beautiful tourist named Christine. The laughs never quit in this gaudy, bawdy, guilty pleasure full of fun and depravity, and that's just the way those dirty rotten scoundrels like it.
Production Team
Director/Choreographer: Lindsey Lee Taylor
Musical Director: Dr. Jeanette-Louise Yaryan
Lighting Designer/Technical Director: Richard Taylor
Costume Design: Kara McLeod
Set Design: Phil Buono
Carpentry: Mark Wells
House Manager: Carla Negri
Cast
Ray Buffer / Lawrence Jameson
Kenneth Taylor / Freddy Benson
Michelle Zelina / Christine Colgate
John Paul Batista / Andre Thibault
Kristin Towers-Rowles / Muriel Eubanks
Leigh Golden / Jolene Oakes
Ensemble: Melissa Fong-Dance Capt, Beth Benedict, Minerva Schott, Valerie Ruel, Romel DiSilva, and Jeremy Hitch
Performances are:
Friday, June 11; Saturday, June 12; Friday, June 18; and Saturday, June 19 at 8PM.
Sundays, June 13 and 20 at 2:30PM
A FREE performance for Senior Citizens 55 and over will be presented Friday, June 11 at 12 Noon. First come first serve/1500 seats.
