Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording Explained

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Type:	Cast
Artist:	the original Broadway cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Cover:	Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_Original_Broadway_Cast_Recording_CD_Cover.jpg
Released:	May 10, 2005^[1]
Recorded:	March 14, 2005^[2]
Length:	68:45
Label:	Ghostlight
Producer:	David Yazbek, Billy Strauss

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording is the cast recording of the 2004 musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It was produced by David Yazbek and Billy Strauss. Yazbek was also the lyricist and composer.^[3] This album was chosen as one of Amazon's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.^[4]

Pre-release CD giveaway

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.^[5]

Personnel

Cast

• John Lithgow – Lawrence Jameson
• Norbert Leo Butz – Freddy Benson
• Sherie Rene Scott – Christine Colgate
• Joanna Gleason – Muriel Eubanks
• Gregory Jbara – Andre Thibault
• Sara Gettelfinger – Jolene Oakes

Ensemble vocals

• 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

Production

• Howard Joines – music coordination
• Jim Abbott – synthesizer programming

Musicians

• Fred Lassen – conductor
• Antoine Silverman – concertmaster
• Michael Nicholas – violin, viola
• Claire Chan – violin, viola
• Cenovia Cummins – violin
• Belinda Whitney – violin
• Paul Woodiel – violin
• Anja Wood – cello
• Sarah Carter – cello
• Andrew Sterman – reed 1
• Dan Willis – reed 2
• Mark Thrasher –
• Jim Hyne – trumpet 1
• Hollis "Bud" Burridge – trumpet 2
• Dave Stahl – trumpet 3
• Theresa Macdonnell – French horn
• Mike Boschen – trombone, bass trombone
• Dan Lipton – keyboard 1, piano
• Jan Rosenberg – keyboard 2
• Erik Dellapenna – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, archtop guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar
• Mike Duclos – bass guitar
• Dean Sharenow – drums
• Howard Joines – percussion

External links

• DirtyRottenScoundrelsTheMusical.com
• GhostLightRecords.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allen . Morgan . PHOTO CALL: Dirty Forever! Broadway's Scoundrels Preserve Show with Cast Recording . Playbill . November 9, 2021 . March 15, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304064452/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91748.html. March 4, 2008.
2. Web site: Jones . Kenneth . Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True: Dirty Rotten Cast Album In Stores May 10 . Playbill . November 9, 2021 . May 10, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304064503/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/92845.html. March 4, 2008.
3. Web site: Jones . Kenneth . A Dirty Rotten Record Label Will Handle Dirty Rotten Scoundrels CD; Cast Album Recording Session Is March 14 . Playbill . November 9, 2021 . March 10, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304064447/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91649.html. March 4, 2008.
4. https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=593175&plpage=2 Amazon.com Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2005 - See #54
5. Web site: Jones . Kenneth . Free Dirty Rotten Cast Album Offer Draws Thousands to Imperial Theatre April 27 . Playbill . November 9, 2021 . April 27, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304064457/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/92613.html. March 4, 2008.
6. Web site: Complete list of Grammy Award nominations . USA Today. Associated Press. November 9, 2021 . December 8, 2005.