2008 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Old Globe Theater has gotten great minds and great talent together. The result for our viewing and listening pleasure is based on the 1988 film made famous by Michael Caine and comedic great Steve Martin. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has returned, this time Broadway-style with seasoned actors John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz originating the stage versions of the corrupt duo Lawrence and Freddy.

Set in the French Riviera, the two con men have decided that the town cannot possibly support both of their monetary requirements, needless to say their egos. A contest is concocted to see who can extort 50,000 from a lovely young woman, thus determining who can stay, and who must vacate. An unexpected twist in the story leaves the con men in a surprising predicament and dutifully, comic mayhem ensues.

With its added music by David Yazbek and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (The Full Monty, Hairspray) the production gives a little spice to a story line that was originally based on Jeffrey Lane's book.

Directed by Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien (for Henry IV and Hairspray) and with a Tony and Emmy Award winning the New York cast including Lithgow, Joanna Gleason, Sherie Rene Scott, Gregory Jbara and Sara Gettelfinger, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels took its audience a full step further than the film did and that's further than one could ever hope to go. Treat yourself to tickets for the touring company bringing the delicious Dirty Rotten Scoundrels into your town!