“A good con is like a well choreographed dance; difficult, precise, stylish, graceful, but more importantly - both partners must walk away feeling grateful for the experience.”
-Dennis Canright, Director
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
November 3-18, 2023 at Irving Arts Center
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Based on the film written by Dale Launer and Sidney Shapiro & Paul Henning
Directed by Dennis Canright
Music Directed by Kelley Poché Rodriguez
Choreographed by Kelly McCain
Two con men. One heiress. The opportunity of a lifetime. Lawrence Jameson makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. Freddy Benson more humbly swindles women by fabricating stories about his grandmother's failing health. But the French Riviera isn’t big enough for both of them, so they agree on a winner-take-all wager: the first person to successfully steal $50,000 from the young heiress Christine Colgate will get to stay in town, while the loser has to leave. Based on the 1988 film of the same name, this hysterical battle of cons will “con”-stantly have you in stitches! A smash-hit musical comedy comprised of hilarity and wacky hi-jinks!
