Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Musical Opens at Hayes Theatre Co

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The devilishly cheeky, fun-filled Broadway music Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, officially opens at Hayes Theatre Co tomorrow. This glittering new production features an hilarious and sinfully talented cast led by musical theatre's funniest leading men, Rowan Witt and Blake Erickson. Tickets are almost sold out with a handful still available from www.hayestheatre.com.au. To keep up with overwhelming demand, the production will transfer to Riverside Theatres for a strictly limited season.

Music theatre star and Hayes Theatre Co favourite, Blake Erickson plays Lawrence Jamieson, a suave conman who believes in tricking corrupt, rich people out of their money to finance his lavish lifestyle. Currently on stage in the national tour of Cluedo, Blake most recently wowed audiences with his hilarious performance as Roger de Bris in The Producers and will later be seen on stage in My Fair Lady.

The cocky small-time American hustler Freddy Benson will be played by star of screen and stage, Rowan Witt who will make his welcome return to the Hayes. Rowan has starred in blockbuster productions Hamilton and Book of Mormon and played the leading role of Georg Nowak in She Loves Me at the Hayes. Currently, he can be seen in television series Ghosts Australia and Totally Completely Fine.

Christine Colgate, the naive and wealthy American heiress who is the target for Lawrence and Freddy's con, will be played by Kristina McNamara(Ned Kelly, CHICAGO), and Jordan Shea(The Producers) plays police chief Andre Thibault. Two of the women conned by the pair, Muriel Eubanks and Jolene Oakes, are played by up-and-coming musical theatre stars Aurélie Roque (Pippin) and Scarlet Lindsay (Guys and Dolls). Rounding out the cast in the ensemble Oliver Clisdell, Emma Feliciano, Brendan Godwin, Madelene Kirkwood and Christopher Tendai.

This all-new Australian production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed by Rebecca McNamee (Abigail Williams), musically directed by Dylan Pollard(Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and making his choreography debut is Cameron Boxall.

Based on the hit 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this Tony-nominated musical comedy follows two cunning conmen " the elegant, ruthless Lawrence Jamieson and the wildly unpredictable Freddy Benson " as they go head-to-head on the French Riviera in a winner-takes-all game of deception. Their target? A sweet, unsuspecting American heiress. But in a world built on lies and reinvention, nothing " and no-one " is quite what they seem.

With a razor-sharp book by JeffreyLane and an irresistibly cheeky score by David Yazbek (The Band's Visit, Tootsie, The Full Monty), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a riot of farcical foolishness, toe-tapping tunes, and whip-smart satire.

Expect bold physical comedy, razor-edged elegance, and performances as dazzling as a Riviera sunset.

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Director Rebecca McNamee
Music Director Dylan Pollard
Choreographer Cameron Boxall
Set Designer Soham Apte
Costume Designer Angelina Daniel
Producer Ebony Tucker
Associate Choreographer Carla Venezia
Assistant Choreographer Lauren Mitchell
Lighting Designer James Wallis

SEASON INFORMATION

Hayes Theatre
When: Friday 22^nd May – Sunday 21^st June
Times: Tues 6.30pm, Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Thursday 1.00pm, Saturday 2.00pm & Sunday 1.00pm
Tickets: Tickets from $79 Adult, $69 Concession/Group, $60 Under 35, Previews from $69
Bookings: www.hayestheatre.com.au | (02) 8065 7337

Riverside Theatres
When: Thursday 25^th June – Sunday 28^th June
Times: Thursday 2.00pm & 7.00pm, Friday 7.00pm, Saturday 2.00pm & 7.00pm, Sunday 2.00pm.
Tickets: From $59.00
Bookings: https://riversideparramatta.com.au/whats-on/dirty-rotten-scoundrels/

Photo credit: John McCrae

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