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the artful dodgers; John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, and Norbert Leo Butz charm their way through Broadway's lovably insincere new musical.
Byline: Adam Green
They're having too much fun-I've got to spray them down with a garden hose," director Jack O'Brien says of John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, and Norbert Leo Butz, the stars of the upcoming Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. During the show's fall tryout in San Diego, audience reaction was reportedly so tumultuous that O'Brien had to warn his cast more than once to stay focused on character, not shtick. "They would nod sagely, and their eyes would brim with tears," he recalls. "Then they'd go out there, and the next thing you knew, they'd be all but showing the audience their fannies."
Chalk it up to exuberance. Based on the 1988 Michael Caine- Steve Martin screen hit about two con men on the French Riviera competing to fleece an apparently naive American heiress, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels offers actors the sort of juicy comedic roles that Lithgow says are "like raw meat to a tiger." Scott, delightful as a libidinous teen in 2002's cult hit Debbie Does Dallas, once again plays a midwestern girl with a ...
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- Magazine article from: Commonweal Wren, Celia June 17, 2005 700+ words
...David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is based on the 1988 movie of the same...ingenue, Christine Colgate (Sherie Rene Scott). As some reviewers noted, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the second flashy musical about lovable...
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.(Audiobook review)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound April 1, 2006 700+ words
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Music and lyrics...degree of camp--Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is also the most retro...irrepressible Sherie Rene Scott rounds out the terrific...theme song "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and the aptly titled...
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.(Theater Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Hirschhorn, Joel September 24, 2004 700+ words
...on the film "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," written by Dale...Christine Colgate Sherie Rene Scott With: Timothy J...are the new "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at the Old Globe...Christine Colgate (Sherie Rene Scott). Some of Yazbek...
- 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' cons Broadway.
- News wire article from: UPI Perspectives March 28, 2005 700+ words
...two scam artists in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" are such talented comic actors...the Imperial Theater. Sherie Rene Scott, a rising star, plays the...negative can be said about "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" it is that everybody involved...
- Riviera romp takes the low road.(Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)(Theater Review)
- Magazine article from: Variety Rooney, David March 7, 2005 700+ words
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (IMPERIAL THEATER...Christine Colgate Sherie Rene Scott With: Timothy J. Alex...Near the end of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," John Lithgow says...Christine Colgate (Sherie Rene Scott) surfaces and the two...
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- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Cox, Gordon November 21, 2005 700+ words
...takes over for John Lithgow in the Broadway tuner "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" on Jan. 17. Brit thesp Pryce, long rumored to be in...the show through July. The original female lead, Sherie Rene Scott, will leave the show in early spring to appear in "Landscape...
- 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels': good, scandalous fun: NOW SET TO SONG, `SCOUNDRELS'...
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) May 3, 2007 700+ words
...It's no scam, folks. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is making its only Bay Area appearance...Bedtime Story" in 1964), "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" rambunctiously bamboozles its way...been taken for a ride. The "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" are two hustlers out to swindle...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 21, 2005 700+ words
...factor in the new hit show DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is blindingly fabulous with cast...provided by QVC. Gregg Barnes, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS' costume designer, personally selected...wardrobe concepts I designed for DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS," said Gregg Barnes. "These talented...
- 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is sidesplitting comedy.(B SECTION)(Art Beat)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Sarasota Herald Tribune December 15, 2006 700+ words
...brilliant production about the ultimate con artists in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," now on stage at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts...answers, "It's mutual." Interested? What: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." When: 8 tonight; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and...
- 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is wickedly good.
- News wire article from: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) December 7, 2006 700+ words
...equivalent of the jukebox musical more thoroughly than Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which opened Tuesday night for a short run through Sunday...Rockwell's elegant, functional revolving sets. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels needs a cast that can sell the comedy as well as the singing...
