Event |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Venue |
The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
30 September 2009 |
Opening Date |
30 September 2009 |
Last Date |
4 October 2009 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a riotous night in the theatre, complete with fake German accents, phony French royalty, corrupt police, and our two con-men taking on a variety of roles.
Based on the 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the story of two con artists living on the French Riviera. Suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson talks rich women out of their money while small-time crook Freddy Benson swindles them with tall tales of heroic deeds and sick grandmothers. When these two meet they realise that Beaumont sur Mer isn’t big enough for the both of them. They agree that the first one to swindle $50,000 from heiress Christine Colgate can stay and the loser must leave town. But The American Soap Queen has a few tricks of her own.
Muriel Eubanks, a wealthy American divorcée who falls for Lawrence’s con and the charms of the local Chief of Police.
Freddy is Sergeant Buzz Benson, a war veteran with no feeling in his legs (aka Dance Fever) and Ruprecht, Lawrence’s mentally-challenged younger brother. Lawrence is the Prance, a prince fighting for his throne and Dr Emil Shuffhausen, a psychiatrist from Vienna who specialises in Dance Fever.
The outrageous score includes Give Them What They Want, Oklahoma?, What was a Woman to Do?, Love is My Legs, Ruffhousin’ Mit Shuffhausen and Like Zis/Like Zat. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Musical
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
Andrew Broadbent
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Actor and Singer
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Charles (Lawrence's Butler) / Hotel guest / Sailor / Greek Tourist / Chorus
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Bille Brown
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Actor and Singer
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Lawrence Jameson
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Josh Feldschuh
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Actor and Singer
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Tourist / Hotel guest / Chorus
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Mitch Fistrovic
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Actor and Singer
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Valet / Bellboy / Waiter / Porter / Greek Tourist / Chorus
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Joanna Leigh Fripp
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Actor and Singer
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Woman 2 (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Hotel guest / Flower seller / Greek tourist / Chorus
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Jodie Harris
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Actor and Singer
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Sophia (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Maid / Greek tourist / Chorus
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Matt Hetherington
|
Actor and Singer
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Freddy Benson
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Matt Heyward
|
Actor and Singer
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Conductor / Hotel guest / Sailor / Chorus
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Mark Hill
|
Actor and Singer
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Tourist / Bellboy / Chorus
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Amy Lehpamer
|
Actor and Singer
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Christine Colgate
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Michael Lindner
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Actor and Singer
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Croupier / Tourist / Hotel Desk clerk / Hotel guest / Policeman / Greek tourist / Chorus
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Loredo Malcolm
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Actor and Singer
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Gerard / Waiter/ Dancer (tormenting Freddy) / Chorus
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Brooke McDowell
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Actor and Singer
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Renee / Dancer (tormenting Freddy) / Hotel guest / Chorus
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Elizabeth O'Hanlon
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Actor and Singer
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Lenore (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Hotel guest / Greek tourist / Chorus
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Jensen Overend
|
Actor and Singer
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Waiter on the Train / Tourist / Hotel Manager/ Kiros / Chorus
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Grant Piro
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Actor and Singer
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Andre Thibault
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Chelsea Plumley
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Actor and Singer
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Jolene Oakes
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Marina Prior
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Actor and Singer
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Muriel Eubanks
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Justine Schnellbeck
|
Actor and Singer
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Usherette / Tourist / Hotel guest / Greek tourist / Chorus
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Monica Swayne
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Actor and Singer
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Beautiful woman (Australian tourist) / Hotel guest / Maid / Chorus
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Rowena Vilar
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Actor and Singer
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Nun / Tourist / Maid / Chorus
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Teagan Wouters
|
Actor and Singer
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Woman 3 (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Maid with escargots / Chorus
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Dana Jolly
|
Choreographer
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Brooke McDowell
|
Choreographer, Assistant
|
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Tom Lambert
|
Company Manager
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Assistant
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Adam Lowe
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Company Manager
|
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David Yazbek
|
Composer
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Victoria Rowell
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Costume Designer
|
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Shaun Gurton
|
Designer
|
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Roger Hodgman
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Director
|
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Matt Scott
|
Lighting Designer
|
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David Yazbek
|
Lyricist
|
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Celia Pavelieff
|
Marketing / Box office / Sales
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for ACMN Pty Ltd
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Jack Grant
|
Mechanist, Head
|
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John Foreman
|
Musical Director
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Matthew Thorne
|
Musician, Bassist
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& Bass Guitar
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Diane Froomes
|
Musician, Cellist
|
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Philippa Gerdner
|
Musician, Cellist
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Stuart Byrne
|
Musician, Clarinetist
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3rd reed
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Lachlan Davidson
|
Musician, Clarinetist
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2nd reed
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Tony Hicks
|
Musician, Clarinetist
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1st reed
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Vivienne Brooke
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Musician, Cor Anglaisist
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& Oboe
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Ryan Menezes
|
Musician, Drummer
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John Paine
|
Musician, Guitarist
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& Banjo
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Jasen Moulton
|
Musician, Hornist
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Conrad Nilsson
|
Musician, Percussionist
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Peter Brosnan
|
Musician, Trombonist
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Greg Maundrell
|
Musician, Trumpeter
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Robert Smithies
|
Musician, Trumpeter
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Elizabeth Ambrose
|
Musician, Violinist
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Ceridwen Jones
|
Musician, Violinist
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Ellen Mentiplay
|
Musician, Violinist
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Roger Young
|
Musician, Violinist
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Julie Cavanagh
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Publicist
|
for Cavanagh PR
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Patrick Paevere
|
Secondment
|
work Experience
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Mark Benson
|
Sound Designer
|
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Nick Reich
|
Sound Designer
|
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John Scandrett
|
Sound Designer
|
|
Nick Reich
|
Sound Operator / Engineer
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Natalie Moir
|
Stage Manager
|
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Edward Dowling
|
Stage Manager, Assistant
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David Miller
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Technical Director
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Paul Hitchens
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Technician
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Radio Microphones
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Liam McKeown
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Technician
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Radio Microphones
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Jeffrey Lane
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Writer
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Kim Bishop
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Alison Kidd
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Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer
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Andrew Patterson
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Resources |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
United States of America
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
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Programme |
Mark Gogoll |
Programme |
https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dirtyrottenscoundrel.pdf |
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Event Identifier
| 82324 |
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