Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

Posted: 1/23/05 at 8:55pm

I'm making a very tediously funded trip up to NYC in a few short months, and am dying to see a new show. Here's the kicker, folks: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity? I'd love to see both, and probably will get the chance to see the other in the early summer but I cannot decide. They both look amazing! Thoughts, suggestions, anyone seen either?

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re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:02pm

hmm if I were in your position I would choose Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Only because I love the cast. And the music sounds fantastic!!

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:05pm

i would also choose drs. I want to see sweet charity also but i rather see drs.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:08pm

I think that you shoud definity should see dirty rotten scoundrels!

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:08pm

I would say Sweet Charity

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:11pm

Sweet Charity!

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:11pm

Although Sweet Smell of Success was not critically received, I loved Lithgow and would love to see him again.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:11pm

Sweet Charity. It's fun. There's a lot of dancing.

DRS - for all we know could be a flop.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:23pm

Justice - you are correct. That is the risk of any new show, but I assume with the actors involved that at a minimum there will be great performances.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:33pm

From what I hear both shows are getting great out of town reviews...actually not sure about sweet charity, but people have extremely high hopes for it. Im seeing both so...all i know is Sweet Charity has great music and Christina seems very good.

#11

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:45pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels- it has Norbert and Sherie and Joanna!

What could be better?

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re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:49pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. No contest! Can't go wrong with Lithgow, Butz, Gleason, Scott, Yazbek, and O'Brien!

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:53pm

Oh yeah, I forgot about David Yazbek and Jack O'Brien. I absolutely LOVED the Full Monty. I'm glad that Patrick Wilson has become so popular lately.

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re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

Posted: 1/23/05 at 9:57pm

I'm going to say Dirty Rotten Scoundrels because I too love the cast. Although if it turns out anything like Sweet Smell of Success (my least favorite show of all time), I would say Sweet Charity.

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#15

re: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or Sweet Charity?

Posted: 1/23/05 at 10:10pm

If you wanna see a classic. No doubt catch Sweet Charity.

If you wanna see a new, fresh, modern show. See DRS.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 10:15pm

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS!

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 10:34pm

If it were me, I would see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The old movie was fun, and the cast for the show is amazing! It could be a flop, true, but it could be at very least a fun night of theater! Plus, Sweet Charity doesn't interest me much, to be honest with you.

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#18

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 11:10pm

I'm lucky I don't have to choose - I have tickets to both shows.

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Posted: 1/23/05 at 11:37pm

My friend saw DRS in San Diego and said it wasn't that great. She also said everyone kept messing up their lines! I hope they have them down by now. I was thinking of seeing the show while its in previews in Feb.

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 2:21am

I really can't choose for you, because I'm having the same dilema. However they are quit different so just ask yourself what you're in the mood for. Sweet charity focus more on Singing and Dancing while DRS focuses more on comedy.

#21

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 10:38am

DRS. It's NEW theatre, not another revival.

#22

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 11:30am

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is the best bet. How can you pass up a show that stars John, Nobert, Sherie, Joanna, Gregory, and Sara?

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 12:50pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for sure!!! Norbert's the best...he could sing the newspaper for me & I'd love it!

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#24

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 12:52pm

Both!

#25

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Posted: 1/24/05 at 1:08pm

After all of the bad blood and endless development-not to mention the thousand actresses who have been attached (Jenna Elfman, who can't sing; Marisa Tomei, who can't sing or dance; Jane Krakowski, who would have been perfect (f*ck u, neil!); and now, Christina 'little voice' Applegate), I'm gonna skip "Sweet Charity".