Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Event Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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
Secondary Genre Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Andrew Broadbent Actor and Singer Charles (Lawrence's Butler) / Hotel guest / Sailor / Greek Tourist / Chorus
Bille Brown Actor and Singer Lawrence Jameson
Josh Feldschuh Actor and Singer Tourist / Hotel guest / Chorus
Mitch Fistrovic Actor and Singer Valet / Bellboy / Waiter / Porter / Greek Tourist / Chorus
Joanna Leigh Fripp Actor and Singer Woman 2 (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Hotel guest / Flower seller / Greek tourist / Chorus
Jodie Harris Actor and Singer Sophia (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Maid / Greek tourist / Chorus
Matt Hetherington Actor and Singer Freddy Benson
Matt Heyward Actor and Singer Conductor / Hotel guest / Sailor / Chorus
Mark Hill Actor and Singer Tourist / Bellboy / Chorus
Amy Lehpamer Actor and Singer Christine Colgate
Michael Lindner Actor and Singer Croupier / Tourist / Hotel Desk clerk / Hotel guest / Policeman / Greek tourist / Chorus
Loredo Malcolm Actor and Singer Gerard / Waiter/ Dancer (tormenting Freddy) / Chorus
Brooke McDowell Actor and Singer Renee / Dancer (tormenting Freddy) / Hotel guest / Chorus
Elizabeth O'Hanlon Actor and Singer Lenore (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Tourist / Hotel guest / Greek tourist / Chorus
Jensen Overend Actor and Singer Waiter on the Train / Tourist / Hotel Manager/ Kiros / Chorus
Grant Piro Actor and Singer Andre Thibault
Chelsea Plumley Actor and Singer Jolene Oakes
Marina Prior Actor and Singer Muriel Eubanks
Justine Schnellbeck Actor and Singer Usherette / Tourist / Hotel guest / Greek tourist / Chorus
Monica Swayne Actor and Singer Beautiful woman (Australian tourist) / Hotel guest / Maid / Chorus
Rowena Vilar Actor and Singer Nun / Tourist / Maid / Chorus
Teagan Wouters Actor and Singer Woman 3 (a conquest of Lawrence's) / Maid with escargots / Chorus
Brooke McDowell Assistant Choreographer
Edward Dowling Assistant Stage Manager
Dana Jolly Choreographer
Tom Lambert Company Manager Assistant
Adam Lowe Company Manager
David Yazbek Composer
Victoria Rowell Costume Designer
Shaun Gurton Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
Jack Grant Head Mechanist
Matt Scott Lighting Designer
David Yazbek Lyricist
Celia Pavelieff Marketing/Box office/Sales for ACMN Pty Ltd
John Foreman Musical Director
Matthew Thorne Musician: Bassist & Bass Guitar
Diane Froomes Musician: Cellist
Philippa Gerdner Musician: Cellist
Stuart Byrne Musician: Clarinetist 3rd reed
Lachlan Davidson Musician: Clarinetist 2nd reed
Tony Hicks Musician: Clarinetist 1st reed
Vivienne Brooke Musician: Cor Anglaisist & Oboe
Ryan Menezes Musician: Drummer
John Paine Musician: Guitarist & Banjo
Jasen Moulton Musician: Hornist
Conrad Nilsson Musician: Percussionist
Peter Brosnan Musician: Trombonist
Greg Maundrell Musician: Trumpeter
Robert Smithies Musician: Trumpeter
Elizabeth Ambrose Musician: Violinist
Ceridwen Jones Musician: Violinist
Ellen Mentiplay Musician: Violinist
Roger Young Musician: Violinist
Julie Cavanagh Publicist for Cavanagh PR
Patrick Paevere Secondment work Experience
Mark Benson Sound Designer
Nick Reich Sound Designer
John Scandrett Sound Designer
Nick Reich Sound Operator/Engineer
Natalie Moir Stage Manager
David Miller Technical Director
Paul Hitchens Technician Radio Microphones
Liam McKeown Technician Radio Microphones
Jeffrey Lane Writer
Kim Bishop
Alison Kidd
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer
Andrew Patterson
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Programme Mark Gogoll
Programme https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dirtyrottenscoundrel.pdf
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 82324