Two con men, an alluring woman, and the French elite collide in this sexy and irreverent farce. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on the popular 1988 MGM film, takes us to the French Riviera for high jinks and hilarity. Sophisticated, suave with a good dash of mischief, this hysterical comedy features a delightfully jazzy score by David Yazbek (The Full Monty) and was nominated for a staggering eleven Tony Awards.
Book by Jeffrey Lane Music by David Yazbek
Based on the film “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” written by Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro & Paul Henning
Original Broadway production directed by Jack O’Brien
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Run Time: 2 hour and 30 minutes including one 15 minute intermission Contains adult themes and language. Recommended for ages 14+.
Group rates available! Contact [email protected] for more information.
Thursday, August 10 at 7:30PM
Friday, August 11 at 7:30PM
Monday, August 14 at 7:30PM
Wednesday, August 16 at 7:30PM
Saturday, August 19 at 2PM
Saturday, August 19 at 7:30PM
Friday, August 25 at 7:30PM
Tuesday, August 29 at 7:30PM
Thursday, August 31 at 2PM & 7:30PM
COMING SOON!
Ethan Paulini (he/him)
EIGHTH SEASON
In addition to being the Producing Artistic Director of the Weathervane Theatre, Ethan is also the Associate Artist Director of New York City’s Out of the Box Theatrics. He has national credits as a director, choreographer, actor, writer, and educator. Proud member of Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC) and Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (SAG/AFTRA) and a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). More info at ethanpaulini.com and ethancoaches.com.
Marisa Kirby (she/her)
SIXTH SEASON
Marisa Kirby is back choreographing on the mainstage for Season 58! She can’t wait to add Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to her Weathervane portfolio. In addition, Marisa will also be directing and choreographing the intern mainstage production of The Old Man and the Old Moon. Previously, she has choreographed Weathervane productions of White Christmas, Hello Dolly, American Idiot, Spring Awakening, Sister Act, Jesus Christ Superstar and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Marisa has had the privilege of choreographing for many theaters, theatre companies and universities nationwide and is a choreographer and instructor for Dance Dynamics in Little Rock, Arkansas. She also travels across the US as a dance adjudicator and masterclass instructor.
Andrew Morrissey (he/him)
FOURTH SEASON
Andrew Morrissey is a NYC based pianist, music director, vocal coach and composer. Experience includes educational, community and semi-professional theatre in NH, NYC and the DMV area. A NH native, regional credits include Interlakes, Jean’s Playhouse, Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Plymouth State University, where he received a BA in Music. He has a MM in stage music composition from CUA, and his thesis project grew into a fully fledged staging of Lost In Wonderland with DC’s Pallas Theatre Collective. Current projects include a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray and another on the life of Rasputin. IG: @Andrewmorrisseymusic
Jeffrey Lane
Jeffrey Lane was most recently represented on Broadway by his work with David Yazbek for the musical version of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” His work for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” earned him both Tony and Drama Desk nominations, as well as the Drama League Award for Best Musical. Perhaps best known for such television programs as “Mad About You,” “Ryan’s Hope,” “Lou Grant,” “Cagney & Lacey,” “The AFI Life Achievement Awards,” “The Tony Awards,” “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,” and the miniseries “The Murder of Mary Phagan,” he is the winner of five Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, two Peabodys, a Golden Globe and the Christopher Award, and the relatively good-natured loser of many more. According to imdb.com, he also played Clarice’s father in the film “The Silence of the Lambs.” But he didn’t.
David Yazbek
A varied career as a recording artist, Emmy-winning TV and film writer, music producer and pianist has somehow led Yazbek to a career on Broadway. His four shows, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and The Band’s Visit were all Tony nominated for Best Score. Yazbek took home the Tony for Best Score for The Band’s Visit. The Full Monty won him the Drama Desk Award for Best Music. As a recording artist, Yazbek is responsible for five albums: The Laughing Man (winner NAIRD award, Best Pop Album of the Year),Tock, Damascus, Tape Recorder and Evil Monkey Man. He also produced the original cast albums of The Band’s Visit, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the first three of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Yazbek scored the final season of HBO’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE, scored and performed the music for Larry David’s giant Broadway hit Fish in the Dark, and built an Ikea storage shelf. Yazbek teamed up with 13 librettist Robert Horn to collaborate on the musical Tootsie, which won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical and was nominated for a total of 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Music Theatre International
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide.
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