Cast for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Hayes Theatre Co Announced

Producer Redfern Lane Productions has announced the cast for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the fun-filled Broadway musical opening at Hayes Theatre Co this May.

Hayes Theatre Co favourite Blake Erickson leads the cast as Lawrence Jamieson, a suave conman who believes in tricking corrupt, rich people out of their money to finance his lavish lifestyle. Currently on stage in the national tour of Cluedo, Blake has recently been seen as Roger de Bris in The Producers and will later be seen on stage in My Fair Lady.

The cocky small-time American hustler Freddy Benson will be played by Rowan Witt . Rowan has starred in blockbuster productions Hamilton and Book of Mormon and played the leading role of Georg Nowak in She Loves Me at the Hayes. Currently, he can be seen in television series Ghosts Australia and Totally Completely Fine. 

Christine Colgate, the naive and wealthy American heiress who is the target for Lawrence and Freddy’s con, will be played by Kristina McNamara (Ned Kelly, CHICAGO), and Jordan Shea (The Producers) plays police chief Andre Thibault. Two of the women conned by the pair, Muriel Eubanks and Jolene Oakes, are played by Aurélie Roque (Pippin) and Scarlet Lindsay (Guys and Dolls). Rounding out the cast in the ensemble Oliver Clisdell, Emma Feliciano, Brendan Godwin, Madelene Kirkwood and Christopher Tendai.

This all-new Australian production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed by Rebecca McNamee (Abigail Williams), musically directed by Dylan Pollard (Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and making his choreography debut is Cameron Boxall.

Director Rebecca McNamee said "From seasoned professionals to talented graduates, the cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an exciting mix of diverse, worldly experiences! It is such an honour to work with talent who jump feet first into joy, nonsense and complex storytelling. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a big show and we have found the skill and energy to match! There is a reason that performers from some of Australia's most successful productions want to be part of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - because all their talents will be in full display. I can't wait for you to join us in the Riviera." 

Based on the hit 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this Tony-nominated musical comedy follows two cunning conmen — the elegant, ruthless Lawrence Jamieson and the wildly unpredictable Freddy Benson — as they go head-to-head on the French Riviera in a winner-takes-all game of deception. Their target? A sweet, unsuspecting American heiress. But in a world built on lies and reinvention, nothing — and no-one — is quite what they seem.  

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels features a book by Jeffrey Lane and a score by David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Tootsie, The Full Monty).

Image: Blake Erickson and Rowan Witt. Photographer: (c) John McRae.

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Director Rebecca McNamee
Music Director Dylan Pollard
Choreographer Cameron Boxall 

Set Designer Soham Apte
Costume Designer Angelina Daniel

Producer Ebony Tucker
Associate Choreographer Carla Venezia

Assistant Choreographer Lauren Mitchell

Lighting Designer James Wallis

SEASON DETAILS

Venue: Hayes Theatre Co, 19 Greenknowe Ave, Potts Point

Season: 22 May – 21 June

Times: Tues 6.30pm, Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Thurs 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sunday 1pm

Price: Tickets from $79 Adult, $69 Concession/Group, $60 Under 35, Previews from $69

Bookings: www.hayestheatre.com.au | (02) 8065 7337