Alex Gaumond takes over from Rufus Hound as conman Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Savoy Theatre on 11 November
Alex Gaumond (Matilda, Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You) will replace Rufus Hound as conman Freddy Benson from 11 November 2014 in the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at London’s Savoy Theatre.
He joins the Olivier, Tony and BAFTA award-winning Robert Lindsay as the French Riviera’s chief conman, Lawrence Jameson, Gary Wilmot as Andre Thibault, Beaumont-Sur-Mer’s Chief of Police and Lawrence’s sidekick and partner in crime, Bonnie Langford as Muriel Eubanks, a glamorous divorcee looking for love and Katherine Kingsley as Christine Colgate.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has been running since February 2014 and has been seen by more than 200, 000 audience members.
Alex Gaumond’s most recent stage credits include playing Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda for the RSC at the Cambridge Theatre, Alberto Beddini in Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre, Galileo in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre and original UK tour and Emmett Forrest opposite Sheridan Smith’s Elle in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre (for which he received a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical). He has also played in Desperately Seeking Susan at the Novello Theatre, Guys and Dolls for the UK tour of the Donmar Warehouse’s production, Sunday in the Park With George at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Scrooge at the London Palladium, The Full Monty at the Prince of Wales Theatre and UK tour, Unity 1918 at the Old Vic, Gone at the New Ambassadors Theatre and Miss Saigon on UK tour.
Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, the current Tony Award-winning hit on Broadway, and Legally Blonde) in his debut production for Jerry Mitchell Productions, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has music and lyrics by David Yazbek (Late Night with David Letterman, The Full Monty) and book by Jeffrey Lane (Mad About You).
The musical is based on the 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, directed by Frank Oz. It is the UK premiere of this new production, which has been reconceived and reimagined for the UK stage.
The rest of the cast includes: Lizzy Connolly as Jolene, Gavin Alex, Darren Bennett, Niamh Bracken, Lisa Bridge, Darren Carnall, Andy Conaghan, Phoebe Coupe, Claire Doyle, Alice Fearn, Selina Hamilton, Ian Knauer, Lisa Mathieson, Zak Nemorin, Genevieve Nicole, Javier Santos, Todd Talbot, Dominic Tribuzio, Jon Tsouras and Zara Warren.
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