'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Tour Restarts in Dayton, OH 9/25

The National Tour of the scamming, scheming, double-crossing hit Broadway musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, launches at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, OH on September 25. For complete tour schedule visit www.dirtyrottentour.com

"Based on the popular 1988 MGM film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers on two con men living on the French Riviera – the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money; and a small-time crook named Freddy Benson, who, more humbly, swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother's failing health.  After meeting on a train, they unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this small French town isn't big enough for the two of them. So they make a bet: the first one to swindle $50,000 from a young heiress, triumphs and the other must leave town. What follows are a series of schemes, masquerades and double-crosses in which nothing may ever be exactly what it seems," describe press notes.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Jamie Jackson as the suave and sophisticated con man Lawrence Jameson. He is joined on stage by Doug Thompson, who plays Freddy Benson, the brash and vulgar swindler Lawrence takes under his wing. Other casting includes Jenny Gulley as "American Soap Queen" Christine Colgate; Suzanne Sole as Muriel Eubanks; Jeff Essex as Andre; and Jen Jenkins as Jolene. The ensemble includes Sarah Bumgarner, Erin Chupinsky, Melissa Carlile, Kelly-Lynn Condon, Adam Dulin, Joris DeBuel, Matthew DeGuzman, Betsy Farber, Jessica Moore, Travis Patton, Sean Quinn, Peter Romaniello, Michael Scibilia and Molly Marie Walsh.

After leaving Dayton, the tour will travel to 25 cities across the United States including Denver, Spokane, Norfolk, Grand Rapids, Birmingham, Kalamazoo, Waterbury, Indianapolis, Nashville, Ft. Lauderdale, Schenectady and Memphis.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels features the music and lyrics of David Yazbek (The Full Monty) with direction by Philip Wm. McKinley, choreography by Vince Pesce, and a book by Jeffrey Lane.