Productions1 on Broadway
| 2005 | Imperial Theatre Original. March 3, 2005 · Jack O’Brien | 627 performances |
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Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Dirty Rotten Scoundrels matched on title alone — a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
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In the literature18 passages
Both John Lithgow as the old-time crook and Norbert Leo Butz as the upstart criminal had their grand moments, but Butz got the Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p319
Mitchell, Jerry Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Full Monty, The Gypsy Hairspray La Cage aux Folles Legally Blonde book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p390
In 2005 Gleason was nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her featured actress performance in the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as wealthy Muriel Eubanks, a role written with her in mind. book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p306
This year’s highlights included songs from 9 to 5, The Wild Party, High Fidelity, Rent, Young Frankenstein, Mamma Mia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, Wicked, and Miss Saigon, along with Sherrie Sheppard's rousing rendition of “Proud Mary.” book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p204
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 627 performances Opened March 3, 2005 Closed September 3, 2006 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p460
Similarly, in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005) and Spamalot (2005), characters also often break the fourth wall. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p385
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