Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 2:10pm

Did anybody see this during its pre-Bway run?

[Derek]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 2:32pm

No, but I have tix for when it comes to broadway and im very excited

[thespian geek]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 2:35pm

Sadly, no. I live in the middle of the country and won't get to see DRS until sometime next year.

[NYnativeinLA]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 6:27pm

Totally delightful and worth the 6 hr. round-trip in S. Calif. traffic.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 6:46pm

Innocent question -- why is there so much buzz for this show? Is it because it's directed by Jack O'Brien?

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 6:47pm

because David YAzbek is awesome

points to avatart - oh wait, nm, i changed it

[shlamdiddly]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 6:54pm

we're going to see this show with school the week after it opens. Had it bee my choice alone, we'd be seeing Spamalot.

[eslgr8]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 4:51pm

Here's my review posted here back in September, just after I saw it in San Diego.
This sensational new musical is HILARIOUS! I have seen hundreds of musicals, and I can’t remember ever laughing this much. And the laughs come as often from David Yazbek’s clever inventive lyrics as from Jeffrey Lane’s equally delightful and occasionally risqué book. And what music! Yazbek’s tunes are melodious and catchy. I only wish I didn’t have to wait until next year for the cast album.
The costumes and sets are colorful and imaginative, and I cannot recall having seen a revolving stage used this effectively.
Finally, the performances! They are all award-worthy. John Lithgow a slick delight, Norbert Leo Butz dazzlingly adorable in a star-making role, Sheri Rene Scott quite delectable and charming, Joanna Gleason and Paul Jbara their usual brilliant selves, and Sara Gettelfinger the kind of scene-stealer that wins awards.
Most of the songs provoked loud cheers along with thunderous applause, and the penultimate duet sung by Lithgow and Butz was followed by the kind of long ovation usually reserved for curtain calls. When the cast did emerge for curtain calls, the audience was on its feet cheering as loudly as did those at the end of Avenue Q and Wicked, Broadway’s two biggest hits.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is magical and dirty and delightful and not the slightest bit rotten!
If it weren’t two hours away, I’d see it again during the run in an instant.

[zippyjen]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 7:52pm

that's nice to know that it is really good! I saw the movie and loved it so the show should be awesome. I have to get tickets now!

[little_sally]

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

A little off topic but thespian geek, I love your icon.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 7:55pm

Cant wait for this show! And honestly, I dont know why.

[scotty]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 8:01pm

honestly, when do you find a cast like this coming together? Im VERY excited for the recording.
great re-union for Norbet and Sherie. Updated On: 1/1/05 at 08:01 PM

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 8:05pm

Yay! Thank you...i cant wait to see it now!

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 8:53pm

i really really want to see it! i love Yazbeck (sp)

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 8:56pm

Alright, NOW I'm excited -- I finally found out what the big broohaha was. What a phenomenal cast!

I'm coming to NYC in mid-February -- considering it's the worst month for Broadway sales, do you think tickets will be available at TKTS, or should I just buy them in advance?

[eslgr8]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 11:53pm

Before someone posts that DRS is total crap (because no matter how much one person loves something, there'll be someone else who totally disagrees), I should point out that the L.A. Times gave it a bad review. But...I loved it, the audience I saw it with loved it, it was a sell-out hit at the Globe in San Diego, and I believe that it will be a real crowd pleaser in NYC.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:08am

I just picked up seats for mid-February and it seems to be selling very well (especially for February). Here's the discount:
http://www.broadwaybox.com/shows/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_472.asp?s=22

[timote316]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:35am

My friend and I want to go to NY and see some shows, we just don't know which ones, tho. I think I may have to push for DRS, based on your review, eslgr8. I'm looking forward to this show!

[Broadwaylady]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 3:09pm

Took me a long time but I got the seats I wanted but not until July!!!!!!!!!!. I love John Lithgow. I saw him in Sweet Smell of Success and afterwards got his autograph. He is a very nice guy.

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 3:12pm

I'm really excited about this show. It has a great cast, David Yazbek (who I love), Jerry Mitchell choreography (which I love) and some really hilarious songs. It seems like it's going to be an awesome time.

[not_that_girl]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 3:22pm

this show was absolutley amazing...norbert is so phenominaly funny, i was dying laughing the entire time, as was the rest of the audience. (and it was really cute, i was sitting in front of norberts family, and at the end of one of the numbers, 'dirty rotten scoundrals', the audience applauded for a good minute to minute and a half, and his dad was like 'they love him'...aw : )
if you can see this show do, you won't regret it...it's great