Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the film of the same name...

: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD is produced by David Yazbek

David Yazbek

David Yazbek is an American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist. He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ....

 and Billy Strauss, executive produced by Kurt Deutsch

Kurt Deutsch

-Biography:Deutsch was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Syracuse University and the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. He resides in New York City with his wife, actress Sherie Rene Scott and their son Elijah....

. Yazbek is also the lyricist and composer. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com

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's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

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Pre-release CD Give-Away

On April 27, 2005, thousands stood in line at the Imperial Theatre to get free copies of the CD. Several members of the Broadway cast, as well as David Yazbek, were on hand to sign copies.

Dirty Rotten Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

John Arthur Lithgow is an American actor, musician, and author. Presently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage, television, film, and radio...

: Lawrence Jameson

Norbert Leo Butz

Norbert Leo Butz

Norbert Leo Butz is an American actor best known for his work in Broadway theatre.-Personal life:Butz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elaine and Norbert Butz...

: Freddy Benson

Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott is an American actress, singer and writer. She is a co-founder of Grammy winning Sh-K-Boom Records and Ghostlight Records and has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals and plays appears on numerous solo and original cast recordings.-Life and career:Scott was...

: Christine Colgate

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason is a Canadian actress and singer. She is a Tony Award-winning musical theatre actress and has also had a number of notable film and TV roles.-Early life:...

: Muriel Eubanks

Gregory Jbara

Gregory Jbara

-Early life:Jbara was born in Nankin Township , Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager and an insurance claims adjuster. He is of Lebanese and Irish descent. After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan, Jbara attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1981...

: Andre Thibault

Sara Gettelfinger

Sara Gettelfinger

Sara Gettelfinger is American actress, singer, and dancer.-Early life and education:Gettelfinger was raised in Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana. She graduated from the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School in 1995...

: Jolene Oakes

Dirty Rotten Ensemble

Timothy J. Alex, Andrew Asnes, Roxane Barlow, Stephen Campanella, Joe Cassidy, Julie Connors, Rachel de Benedet, Laura Marie Duncan, Sally Mae Dunn, Tom Galantich, Jason Gillman, Greg Graham, Amy Heggins, Grasan Kingsberry, Michael Paternostro, Rachelle Rak

Dirty Rotten Orchestra

Conducted By

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

: Fred Lassen

Concertmaster

Concertmaster

The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...

: Antoine Silverman

Violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 / Viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

: Michael Nicholas

Violin / Viola: Claire Chan

Violin: Cenovia Cummins

Violin: Belinda Whitney

Violin: Paul Woodiel

Cello

Cello

The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...

: Anja Wood

Cello: Sarah Carter

Reed

Reed (instrument)

A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of most Woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax or synthetic material; tuned reeds are made of metal or synthetics.-Single reeds:Single reeds are used on the mouthpieces of clarinets...

 1 (Flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

, Piccolo

Piccolo

The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...

, Alto Flute

Alto flute

The alto flute is a type of Western concert flute, a musical instrument in the woodwind family. It is the next extension downward of the C flute after the flûte d'amour. It is characterized by its distinct, mellow tone in the lower portion of its range...

, Clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

, Alto

Alto saxophone

The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...

 and Soprano

Soprano saxophone

The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...

 Saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

s): Andrew Sterman

Reed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Tenor

Tenor saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...

 and Soprano Saxophones, Oboe

Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...

, English Horn

Cor anglais

The cor anglais , or English horn , is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family....

): Dan Willis

Reed 3 (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Bass clarinet

The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...

, Baritone Saxophone

Baritone saxophone

The baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...

, Bassoon

Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...

): Mark Thrasher

Trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 1 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Flugelhorn

The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...

, Cornet

Cornet

The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...

): Jim Hyne

Trumpet 2 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn): Hollis (Bud) Burridge

Trumpet 3 (Trumpet, Flugelhorn): Dave Stahl

French Horn

Horn (instrument)

The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....

: Theresa Macdonnell

Trombone

Trombone

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...

, Bass Trombone: Mike Boschen

Keyboard

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

 1, Piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

: Dan Lipton

Keyboard 2: Jan Rosenberg

Guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

s (Acoustic

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

, Electric

Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

, Arch Top

Archtop guitar

An archtop guitar is a steel-stringed acoustic or semi-acoustic guitar with a full body and a distinctive arched top, whose sound is particularly popular with blues and jazz players.Typically, an archtop guitar has:* 6 strings...

, Banjo

Banjo

In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

, Lap Steel

Lap steel guitar

The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....

): Erik Dellapenna

Bass

Bass (instrument)

Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...

: Mike Duclos

Drums

Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

: Dean Sharenow

Percussion

Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

 / Music Coordinator: Howard Joines

Synth

Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

 Programmer: Jim Abbott

Track List

1. Overture - Orchestra 1:40
2. Give Them What They Want - Lawrence, Andre, Ensemble 3:09
3. What Was a Woman to Do - Muriel, Women 3:09
4. Great Big Stuff - Freddy, Ensemble 3:57
5. Chimp In a Suit - Andre 1:48
6. Oklahoma? - Jolene, Lawrence, Ensemble 2:18
7. All About Ruprecht - Lawrence, Ruprecht, Jolene 3:48
8. Here I Am - Christine, Ensemble 2:40
9. Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True - Christine, Freddy 3:26
10. The Miracle - Christine, Freddy, Lawrence, Ensemble 2:31
11. Rüffhousin' mit Shüffhausen - Freddy, Christine, Dr. Shüffhausen 4:44
12. Like Zis, Like Zat - Andre, Muriel 3:18
13. The More We Dance - Lawrence, Christine, Ensemble 4:36
14. Love Is My Legs - Freddy, Christine, Ensemble 3:30
15. Love Sneaks In - Lawrence 2:12
16. Son Of Great Big Stuff - Freddy, Christine 1:40
17. A Message from John Lithgow :36
18. The Reckoning - Lawrence, Freddy, Andre 1:36
19. Dirty Rotten Number - Lawrence, Freddy 3:00
20. Finale - Company 1:22
21. Here I Am - David Yazbek original rough demo 3:16
22. All About Ruprecht - David Yazbek original rough demo 4:29
23. Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True - Sherie Rene Scott, & Bill Charlap on piano 4:24

(Note: Tracks 21 - 23 are Special Bonus Tracks.)

Also included in the CD booklet

• "Dirty Rotten" Liner Notes by Peter Marks
• Here's Your "Dirty Rotten" Synopsis
• Song Lyrics
• Promotional Photos by Carol Rosegg

2005 - 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee

Category: Best Musical Show Album

Other 2005 nominees were Hair, The Light in the Piazza, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Monty Python's Spamalot, with Spamalot taking home the Grammy on February 8, 2006.

Broadway Show and Tour

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels the Musical

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the film of the same name...

ran for 666 performances on Broadway, preceded by 36 performances in previews before going on national tour with a new opening number.

External links

• DirtyRottenScoundrelsTheMusical.com
• GhostLightRecords.com