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Discuss “Dirty, rotten, and hilarious”

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, kicked off its national tour this past Tuesday at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The show was off to a late start due to some technical difficulties, but it was well worth the extra wait.

Scoundrels, based on the 1988 film of the same name, is a comedy in every sense of the word. Tom Hewitt and D.B. Bonds play two con artists, Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson, respectively, who are after the sympathy and cash of naïve women they encounter while “vacationing” in France.

Hewitt and Bonds, both talented actors in their own right, are even better when together. The show runs close to 2 1/2 hours, but the two players keep the audience members on the edge of...

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