Zwei hoffnungslos verdorbene Schurken

The elegant British con artist Lawrence Jamieson lives a life of luxury in the French Riviera, conning wealthy women out of their money. When the underachieving American hustler Freddy Benson arrives, things get complicated.  Freddy wants to become the more experienced hustler’s protégé, but Lawrence does not believe there are enough potential victims in town for both of them, so a bet is proposed to decide who will stay. The first to con their selected mark out of $50,000 may remain; the other must immediately leave town. The two select Janet Colgate, a naïve American heiress, and each embark on their separate strategies, while ruthlessly sabotaging each other.
 
First performed in 2004 and filled with rousing Swing-Jazz rhythms and a witty script, the musical is based on the 1988 film by the same name, starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin.