Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Extends
Ater initially only announcing a short four week season, due to "popular demand” and great reviews, producer George Youakim from James Anthony Productions have announced that the Sydney season of musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has been extended to December 8 2013 at Sydney’s Theatre Royal. New performances go on sale on Friday.
David Spicer’s review for Stage Whispers says Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is “the best and most enjoyable musical of 2013 …Buy yourself a ticket, you won’t regret it.” Read more.
The Sydney Morning Herald has labeled Dirty Rotten Scoundrels “the best new musical to hit Sydney this century.”
Time Out says “Five stars… as good as it gets in Sydney this year, and holds its own... Prepare to be charmed.”
The Australian describes Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as “loads of undemanding fun,” while the Sydney Morning Herald says it contains “the wittiest lyrics to grace a musical since the likes of Cole Porter, Alan Jay Lerner or Stephen Sondheim were in their pomp.”
The Sunday Telegraph called the musical “a delight from start to finish - simply a joyous night of perfectly cast, laugh- out- loud musical comedy,” and Aussietheatre says, “This production gets everything right… a reason to leave the house and go to the theatre… Go and see it. It will make you happy.”
Leading the cast are Tony Sheldon as Lawrence Jameson and Matt Hetherington as Freddy Benson, the two rival conmen on the French Riviera. Christine Colgate, the naive American heiress targeted by Lawrence and Freddy, is played by Amy Lehpamer, while John Wood plays Lawrence’s associate Andre Thibault. Two of the women conned by the pair, Muriel Eubanks and Jolene Oakes, are played by musical theatre favourites Anne Wood and Katrina Retallick.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed by Roger Hodgman, musically directed by Guy Simpson and choreographed by Dana Jolly, with sets by Michael Hankin, costumes by Teresa Negroponte and lighting by Nicholas Rayment.
Based on the 1988 film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Jeffrey Lane, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and 10 Drama Desk Awards.
www.dirtyrottenscoundrels.com.au
Venue: Theatre Royal
King Street, Sydney
Season: To 8 December, 2013
Performance times: Tues 7pm, Wed – Sat evening 8pm, matinees Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 3pm
Price: Tickets from $79.00 (transaction fees apply)
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Image: Tony Sheldon. Photographer: Kurt Sneddon