ABOUT THE SHOW
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on the popular 1988 MGM film, takes us to the French Riviera for high jinks and hilarity as two con men compete for the heart—and the wallet—of an American heiress. Sophisticated, suave and delectably mischievous, this hysterical, Tony Award-nominated comedy features a seductively jazzy score by David Yazbek (The Full Monty). A hilarious battle of cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing, toe-tapping, and guessing to the end!
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PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Featuring KEITH PINTO* (Freddy), ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine) and JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring KEITH PINTO* (Freddy), ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine) and JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
LAWRENCE-MICHAEL C. ARIAS* (Andre), ADRIENNE HERRO (Muriel), and JONATHAN RHYS WILLLIAMS* (Lawrence). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence) and Ensemble. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
KEITH PINTO* and (Ensemble left to right) KATHERINE STEIN*, RENEE DEWEESE, and KENNEDY JOHNSON. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring KEITH PINTO* and (Ensemble left to right) ARTURO MONTES, KENNEDY JOHNSON, MICHAEL KENNEDY, RENEE DEWEESE MORAN, NICHOLAS CAMPOS HINTZMAN and KATHERINE STEIN*. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring HALEY LOVGREN (Jolene) and JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence), HALEY LOVGREN, (Ensemble left to right) RENEE DEWEESE MORAN, MICHAEL KENNEDY, KENNEDY JOHNSON, ARTURO MONTES, NICHOLAS CAMPOS HINTZMAN and KATHERINE STEIN*. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring ASHLEY GARLICK*, (Ensemble left to right) MICHAEL KENNEDY and NICHOLAS CAMPOS HINTZMAN. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring KEITH PINTO* (Freddy), ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine) and JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine), JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence) and Ensemble. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring (Ensemble left to right) KATHERINE STEIN*, NICHOLAS CAMPOS HINTZMAN, RENEE DEWEESE MORAN, MICHAEL KENNEDY, KENNEDY JOHNSON, ARTURO MONTES, and HALEY LOVGREN (Jolene). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring (Ensemble) RENEE DEWEESE MORAN and MICHAEL KENNEDY. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring (Ensemble) MICHAEL KENNEDY and RENEE DEWEESE MORAN. June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine) and KEITH PINTO* (Freddy). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring ASHLEY GARLICK* (Christine) and KEITH PINTO* (Freddy). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
LAWRENCE-MICHAEL C. ARIAS* (Andre) and ADRIENNE HERRO (Muriel). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
LAWRENCE-MICHAEL C. ARIAS* (Andre) and ADRIENNE HERRO (Muriel). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
LAWRENCE-MICHAEL C. ARIAS* (Andre) and ADRIENNE HERRO (Muriel). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
Featuring LAWRENCE-MICHAEL C. ARIAS* (Andre), JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS* (Lawrence) and KEITH PINTO* (Freddy). June 5–30th, 2024 Photo by DAVE LEPORI. *Actors’ Equity Association.
REVIEWS
“The show is as a perfect a production as you can find with a funny script, inventive songs, brilliant direction and acting, all mixed in with beautiful costumes and flawless sets.”
— Kevin M. Thomas, Bear World Magazine
“Director Johnny Moreno pulls out all stops from every bag of tricks to create scenes of hilarity that become ever-more fantastically foolish and insanely nutty.”
— Eddie Reynolds, Talkin' Broadway
“There’s no denying the production is playfully fun and riotously raucous, with solid turns from familiar South Bay performers at its core.”
— David John Chávez, The Mercury News
CAST & CREATIVES
JOHNNY MORENO Director
LESLIE WAGGONER† Choreographer
BRIAN ALLAN HOBBS Music Director
GUS KAMBEITZ Band Leader
JONATHAN RHYS WILLIAMS Scenic Design
ASHLEY GARLICK Costume Design
MAURICE VERCOUTERE Lighting Design
STEVE SCHOENBECK Sound Design
CHEYENNE BACON Assistant Costume Design
DAMIAN MACK Sound Mixer
AARON GIN Master Electrician
ILIANA KARBOWSKI* Stage Manager
STEPH PUENTES* Assistant Stage Manager
*Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association
†Denotes members of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
JOHNNY MORENO is an Associate Artist of San Jose Stage Company, director, fight choreographer, stunt man, and actor. He is a Theatre Bay Area (TBA), SF Bay Area Critics Circle, and Dean Goodman award-winning performer who has acted, choreographed fights, and directed throughout the Bay Area. He recently directed SEX WITH STRANGERS by Laura Eason at San Jose Stage Company as well as the first live stream performance of Anthony Clarvoe’s The Living at the Hammer Theatre for San Jose State University, where he currently teaches for the Film and Theatre Department. He is a recognized stage combatant by the SAFD, and a graduate of the A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts program.
ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHER
LESLIE WAGGONER most recently choreographed Something Rotten at Hillbarn, directed and choreographed Cruel Intentions at Ray Of Light, choreographed and asst. directed Assassins at Hillbarn, SQREAM The Musical at Oasis and the hit ROLT+Oasis immersive production of The Rocky Horror Show, after having directed and choreographed ROLT’s Rocky from 2015-2018. Other recent choreography credits include the West Coast premiere of American Psycho (ROLT), She Loves Me and Falsettos (42nd St. Moon) direction and choreo for Debbie Does Dallas The Musical (Oasis) and The Full Monty (BAM), choreo for The Wedding Singer and Hairspray (BAM), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (CMTC), Ghost The Musical and Pageant (OMG I Love That Show), La Cage (Altarena) Recent film choreography: D'Arcy Drollinger's "Shit & Champagne" and the upcoming "Pop Monsters". She has performed locally with AMTSJ, ACT, ROLT, SF Playhouse, Hillbarn, Diablo Theatre Company, BAM, Oasis, Magic Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, Pop Culture Immersives, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, SF Shakes, Killing My Lobster (5-year company member), the Herbst Theater. TBA, Dean Goodman, SFBATCC awardee, Barbara Whitman Directing Award finalist, and proud union member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTOR
BRIAN ALLAN HOBBS is thrilled to be returning for his second show with The Stage, Brian previously was music director for The Toxic Avenger, in 2017. Previous credits include: Broadway: Finian’s Rainbow, Rock of Ages, Tarzan. Off-Broadway: Marcy in the Galaxy, Queen of the Mist, Rock of Ages. SF: Passion (Custom Made, SFBACC winner), End of the Rainbow (OMG, TBA winner), Long Story Short, Wheelhouse, Pride and Prejudice (TheatreWorks), Les Misérables (Woodminster). As composer, orchestrator and arranger, his work has been performed all over the United States, including LA, Chicago, and New York, as well as London and Australia. Love to Leanne and Henry.
ABOUT DAVID YAZBEK (MUSIC & LYRICS)
A varied career as a recording artist, Emmy-winning TV and film writer, music producer and pianist has somehow led Yazbek to a career on Broadway. His four shows, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and The Band's Visit were all Tony nominated for Best Score. Yazbek took home the Tony for Best Score for The Band's Visit. The Full Monty won him the Drama Desk Award for Best Music. His most recent new musical DEAD OUTLAW just closed a successful Off-Broadway run on April 4, 2024. As a recording artist, Yazbek is responsible for five albums: The Laughing Man (winner NAIRD award, Best Pop Album of the Year),Tock, Damascus, Tape Recorder and Evil Monkey Man. He also produced the original cast albums of The Band's Visit, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the first three of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Yazbek scored the final season of HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE, scored and performed the music for Larry David's giant Broadway hit Fish in the Dark, and built an Ikea storage shelf. Yazbek teamed up with 13 librettist Robert Horn to collaborate on the musical Tootsie, which won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical and was nominated for a total of 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
ABOUT JEFFREY LANE (BOOK)
Jeffrey Lane is an author, television scriptwriter, film producer and actor. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University. Lane wrote the book for the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which ran on Broadway in 2005 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. He has written the book for the musical adaptation Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.