VCR Alert!!! Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on the Today Show!!

[adamized88]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 7:54pm

just a reminder that Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be performing on the Today show in the 8:30 half hour!!

[musicalmjk]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 12:56am

bump

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 12:57am

This is one of the times I hate not having a television.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 1:03am

Missed it. What did they perform?

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 1:39am

they're performing today (friday) according to the today show site

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 1:44am

From the DRS newsletter:

"The cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will appear live on The Today Show this Friday the 28th during the 8:30am half-hour. John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz will perform "Dirty Rotten Number" LIVE and in full costume, while David Yazbek plays with the HOT Scoundrels Band. This will be preceded by a brief interview with Ann Curry. Don't miss it!"

[dancersmom2]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 3:54am

From the Today website (emphasis mine):

Actors John Lithgow and NORMAN Leo Butz perform a song live in the studio from their new Broadway musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 4:06am

Oh god, NORMAN? That's worse than his actual name..

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 4:31am

my guide on the digital cable says Norbert.

[ShiksaGoddess2]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 7:04am

Just an hour and a half till Norbie time!!!!! My vcr better not screw up on me.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:12am

The things I do for people I love. Haha. I've only gotten 2 1/2 hours of sleep so far. I'm up so I can tape the segment without taping the entire show... gaaaah. *Feels braindead*

[broadwayguy2001]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:29am

Amen Thespian! But it is all so worth it just to see this first little glimpse of John and Norbert. :)

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:53am

diiiiiiiiiirty roooooooooootten guuuuuuuuuuuuuuys liiiiiiiike usssssssssssssss.......great performance

[Justice]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:55am

No Sherie????

[BroadwayBound06]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:05am

I MISSED IT. My dad turned it to CBS and when I turned it back it was over. I hope I can find a clip somewhere online. Does the Today Show put preformances on their website?

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:08am

No idea.. hopefully someone will get it online, though.

It *still* hasn't come on here. Damn stupid living in the central timezone. I have another 35 minutes to go until it's on.

[sipos]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:15am

Really Liked it. Very THE FULL MONTYish. Jazzy Yazbek style. Norbert has confidence!! Adorable. John Lithgow is fine. Not a well-balanced song for the two (but I have a feeling Lithgow gets the spotlight especially on a tv spot because he is Lithgow). I thought it was going to be some kind of 'physical' routine, but not really at all. The number is a wrap up/look back of their experience together, and it's about the lyrics. Updated On: 1/28/05 at 09:15 AM

[wildcat]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:20am

I'm so excited. Seven hours to go in Sydney.

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:24am

So "Dirty Rotten Number" is their big duet from Act 2 I've been hearing about? Right on..

(but I have a feeling Lithgow gets the spotlight especially on a tv spot because he is Lithgow)

That reminds me of a quote I read in a review from when the show was in San Diego. Someone said that, yes, John Lithgow is the box office draw but Norbert is the one to watch.

[Blair]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:26am

Arg, I have to wait until I get home from school to watch. I can't wait! It sounds amazing!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:29am

The song was smart, sophisticated, and sounded exactly like MONTY. That's fine, it's the Yazbek signature style, but the musical idiom seems precisely the same.

Anyone think Butz has gained a considerable amount of weight (for this role? Because of the back surgery? Because he quit smoking?) He was wonderful, but I was startled to see the round face.

[sipos]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:33am

yup (to Thespian Geek). And I have nothing against Lithgow, but he assumed too similar a character persona in this as his Hunsecker in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS.

You'd hate the way you look on tv too because the camera does adds the appearance of 'pounds'. He looks fit. I think the white-beige tones and the hat made his face look rounder. Updated On: 1/28/05 at 09:33 AM

[thespian geek]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:33am

He quit smoking? I didn't know that.

I think he gained it for the role, personally. But I could be wrong. But yeah.. it's been noted that he's a tad, um, chubbier.

ETA: That totally made my morning. Nothing quite like Norbert to start the day. Ha. Updated On: 1/28/05 at 09:33 AM

[sipos]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 10:00am

True that G

[ShiksaGoddess2]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 10:13am

I LOVED IT!!! Too bad Norbert didn't sing that last high high note, but who would? 8:30 is still way to early to do that. And he sounded amazing. I am so excited for this show. I just wish my screen wasn't jumping up and down the whole time, something is wrong with our cable i think . But the performance just made my dad. *goes to watch it again*