Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cast recording by the original Broadway cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Released	May 10, 2005
Recorded	March 14, 2005
Length	68:45
Label	Ghostlight
Producer	David Yazbek, Billy Strauss

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

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.^[4] This album was chosen as one of Amazon's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.^[5]

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.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Yazbek

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"	Orchestra	1:40
2.	"Give Them What They Want"	John Lithgow Gregory Jbara Original Broadway Cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	3:09
3.	"What Was a Woman to Do"	Joanna Gleason Female Cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	3:09
4.	"Great Big Stuff"	Norbert Leo Butz Cast	3:57
5.	"Chimp in a Suit"	Sara Gettelfinger Lithgow Cast	1:48
6.	"Oklahoma?"	Sara Gettelfinger Lithgow Cast	2:18
7.	"All About Ruprecht"	Lithgow Butz Gettelfinger	3:48
8.	"Here I Am"	Sherie Rene Scott Cast	2:40
9.	"Nothing is Too Wonderful to Be True"	Scott Butz	3:26
10.	"The Miracle"	Scott Butz Lithgow Cast	2:31
11.	"Ruffhousin' Mit Shüffhausen"	Butz Scott Lithgow	4:44
12.	"Like Zis, Like Zat"	Jbara Gleason Cast	3:18
13.	"The More We Dance"	Lithgow Scott Cast	4:36
14.	"Love is My Legs"	Butz Scott Cast	3:30
15.	"Love Sneaks In"	Lithgow	2:12
16.	"Son of Great Big Stuff"	Butz Scott	1:40
17.	"A Message from John Lithgow"	Lithgow	0:36
18.	"The Reckoning"	Lithgow Butz Jbara	1:36
19.	"Dirty Rotten Number"	Lithgow Butz	3:00
20.	"Finale"	Cast	1:22
21.	"Here I Am" (original rough demo)	David Yazbek	3:16
22.	"All About Ruprecht" (original rough demo)	Yazbek	4:29
23.	"Nothing is Too Wonderful to Be True" (cover)	Scott Bill Charlap	4:24
Total length:			67:09

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 (flute, piccolo, alto flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone)
Dan Willis – reed 2 (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, oboe, English horn)
Mark Thrasher – (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, bassoon)
Jim Hyne – trumpet 1 (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet)
Hollis "Bud" Burridge – trumpet 2 (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Dave Stahl – trumpet 3 (trumpet, flugelhorn)
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

Awards

Year	Award type	Category	Result
2006	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album^[7]	Nominated

References

^ Allen, Morgan (March 15, 2005). "PHOTO CALL: Dirty Forever! Broadway's Scoundrels Preserve Show with Cast Recording". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Jones, Kenneth (May 10, 2005). "Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True: Dirty Rotten Cast Album In Stores May 10". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Allmusic review
^ Jones, Kenneth (March 10, 2005). "A Dirty Rotten Record Label Will Handle Dirty Rotten Scoundrels CD; Cast Album Recording Session Is March 14". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Amazon.com Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2005 - See #54
^ Jones, Kenneth (April 27, 2005). "Free Dirty Rotten Cast Album Offer Draws Thousands to Imperial Theatre April 27". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. December 8, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Associated Press.

External links

DirtyRottenScoundrelsTheMusical.com Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
GhostLightRecords.com

[1] Allen, Morgan (March 15, 2005). "PHOTO CALL: Dirty Forever! Broadway's Scoundrels Preserve Show with Cast Recording". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[2] Jones, Kenneth (May 10, 2005). "Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True: Dirty Rotten Cast Album In Stores May 10". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[3] Allmusic review

[4] Jones, Kenneth (March 10, 2005). "A Dirty Rotten Record Label Will Handle Dirty Rotten Scoundrels CD; Cast Album Recording Session Is March 14". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[5] Amazon.com Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2005 - See #54

[6] Jones, Kenneth (April 27, 2005). "Free Dirty Rotten Cast Album Offer Draws Thousands to Imperial Theatre April 27". Playbill. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[7] "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. December 8, 2005. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Associated Press.

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