Christine Colgate News

The Pollard Theatre in historic downtown Guthrie proudly celebrates its 24th year with a collection titled 24 Seasons of Laughter. Shows in 24 Seasons of Laughter include: Harvey, Lucky Stiff, A Territorial Christmas Carol, The NERD, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Passing Strange (see detailed show information below).

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is once again preparing to start work on an area premiere production. Having been the first to bring shows such as Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Mel Brooks' The Producers, as well as a regional theatre premiere production of The Wedding Singer to western Maryland audiences, Way Off Broadway is adding the musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the list of firsts.

Casting for the 60th Music Circus season is nearing completion. After auditioning performers in New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Glenn Casale is finalizing the acting company for the seven-show season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. The company is expected to include Broadway veterans, including Tony Award nominees, television comedians, up-and-coming young actors and plenty of returning Music Circus favorites. Complete cast lists are available online at www.SacramentoMusicCircus.com and are subject to change.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is once again preparing to start work on an area premiere production. Having been the first to bring shows such as Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Mel Brooks' The Producers, as well as a regional theatre premiere production of The Wedding Singer to western Maryland audiences, Way Off Broadway is adding the musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to the list of firsts.

Sacramento Music Circus has announced the casting for its sixtieth summer season. The seven-show season will include the Music Circus premieres of 'Spamalot,' 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' and 'The Marvelous Wonderettes' and new stagings of 'Oklahoma!,' 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,' '42nd Street' and 'Funny Girl,' the latter returning to Music Circus after an 18-year absence.

Old Courthouse Theatre (49 Spring Stree SW, Concord) is holding auditions for the comedy-musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels May 23 and 24 at 7-9pm. Dirty Rotten Soundrels by David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane is based on the popular 1988 film about two fraudsters, Lawrence Hameson and Freddy Benson, living in the French Riviera. The run date is August 5-22 with performances at 8PM and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM. For more information visit www.oldcourthousetheatre.org.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Hot Mikado, book and lyrics adapted by David H. Bell with musical adaptation and arrangements by Rob Bowman. Hot Mikado opens for the press on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:30pm and plays through Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater.

Single tickets for the 60th anniversary Music Circus season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion will go on sale on Monday, May 17 at 10 a.m. Tickets for all seven shows, Monty Python's SPAMALOT, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, OKLAHOMA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, FUNNY GIRL, THE MARVELOUS WONDRETTES, and 42ND STREET will be available by phone at (916) 557-1999, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion box office window at 1419 H Street, or online at http://www.SacramentoMusicCircus.com. Tickets are $50 for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, as well as Saturday matinees. Tickets are $53 for Friday and Saturday evenings and $41 for Thursday matinee.

Single tickets for the 60th anniversary Music Circus season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion will go on sale on Monday, May 17 at 10 a.m. Tickets for all seven shows, Monty Python's SPAMALOT, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, OKLAHOMA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, FUNNY GIRL, THE MARVELOUS WONDRETTES, and 42ND STREET will be available by phone at (916) 557-1999, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion box office window at 1419 H Street, or online at http://www.SacramentoMusicCircus.com. Tickets are $50 for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, as well as Saturday matinees. Tickets are $53 for Friday and Saturday evenings and $41 for Thursday matinee.

Old Courthouse Theatre (49 Spring Stree SW, Concord) is holding auditions for the comedy-musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels May 23 and 24 at 7-9pm. Dirty Rotten Soundrels by David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane is based on the popular 1988 film about two fraudsters, Lawrence Hameson and Freddy Benson, living in the French Riviera. The run date is August 5-22 with performances at 8PM and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM. For more information visit www.oldcourthousetheatre.org.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Hot Mikado, book and lyrics adapted by David H. Bell with musical adaptation and arrangements by Rob Bowman. Hot Mikado opens for the press on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:30pm and plays through Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater.

BROADWAY BY THE BAY (BBBay), the Peninsula's premiere musical theatre company, will close the first production of its 45th season, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, the musical comedy hitrunningTuesday, Sunday, April 18 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center (600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo).

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Hot Mikado, book and lyrics adapted by David H. Bell with musical adaptation and arrangements by Rob Bowman. Hot Mikado opens for the press on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:30pm and plays through Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater.

BROADWAY BY THE BAY (BBBay), the Peninsula's premiere musical theatre company, kicks off its 45th season with DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, the musical comedy hitrunningTuesday, April 1 through Sunday, April 18 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center (600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo).

BROADWAY BY THE BAY (BBBay), the Peninsula's premiere musical theatre company, kicks off its 45th season with DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, the musical comedy hitrunningTuesday, April 1 through Sunday, April 18 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center (600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo).

The Paradise Theatre Company will end its run of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS on March 21st.

Interact Theatre Company will close the first production of its 20th Anniversary season, the hilarious musical comedy and the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek, on March 28th.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels book by Jeffrey Lane; music by David Yazbek Interact Theatre Company @ NoHo Arts Center directed by Richard Israel through March 21

Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson, more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother's failing health.

Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson, more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother's failing health.