Scoundrels Extends Pre-B'way Run at Old Globe

The pre-Broadway tryout of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has been extended by a week due to box office demand. The show will now run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego through October 31.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers on two swindlers, crass American Freddy Benson Norbert Leo Butz and suave Brit, Laurence Jameson John Lithgow. After meeting on a train, the pair bet to see who can bilk $50,000 out of an heiress first.

The 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. The musical features music and lyrics by The Full Monty's David Yazbek and a book by TV scribe Jeffrey Lane.

The new musical, directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, also features Sara Gettelfinger, Joanna Gleason, Gregory Jbara and Sherie Rene Scott. Timothy J. Alex, Andrew Asnes, Roxane Barlow, Joe Cassidy, Julie Connors, Rachel deBenedet, Laura Marie Duncan, Sally Mae Dunn, Rick Faugno, Tom Galantich, Jason Gillman, Greg Graham, Amy Heggins, Grasan Kingsberry, Rachelle Rak and Tony Yazbeck comprise the ensemble.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will begin previews in San Diego on September 15 and open there on September 22. The new musical is scheduled to begin performances at Broadway's Imperial Theatre on January 31 in preparation for a March 3 opening.