Guys and Dolls
2009 Broadway Revival Cast |
Guys and Dolls- a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure" which are two short stories by Damon Runyon. It also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, like "Pick the Winner". Nathan Detroit, who organizes a floating crap game all over NYC, bets Sky Masterson that he can't make Miss Sarah Brown of the Save-a-Soul Mission go on a date with him. Meanwhile, Nathan's long time girlfriend, and the main attraction at the Hot Box nightclub - Miss Adelaide, only wants to get married and seems to have a perpetual "cold" because of the lack of his commitment. Guys and Dolls is full of laughs and love with the most unlikely of couples. Guys and Dolls originally ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and has had several Broadway revivals as well as several West End productions.
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ORIGINAL CAST
Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Isabel Bigley, Pat Rooney Sr., B.S. Pully, Stubby Kaye, Tom Pedi,
and Jonny Silver
DIRECTOR
George S. Kaufman
CHOREOGRAPHER
Michael Kidd
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
for the 2009 Revival
guysanddollsbroadway.com
Others:
Music Theatre International
Wikipedia
BROADWAY PREMIERE
November 24, 1950, played 1200 performances
REVIVAL
April 28, 1965, played 15 performances
July 21, 1976, played 239 performances
April 14, 1992, played 1143 performances
March 1, 2009
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Frank Loesser
LIBRETTIST
Abe Burrows
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
Fugue for Tinhorns
Follow the Fold
The Oldest Established
I'll Know
A Bushel and a Peck
Adelaides Lament
Guys and Dolls
If I Were a Bell
My Time of Day
I've Never Been In Love Before
Take Back Your Mink
More I Cannot Wish You
Luck Be A Lady
Sue Me
Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat
Marry the Man Today
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