Guys And Dolls



Synopsis



Inspired by Damon Runyon's tales of the NYC gambling scene, the musical follows the events surrounding a game of crap. A gambler Sky Masterson tries to get missionary worker Sarah Brown to fall in love with him. Nathan Detroit is putting off a impending wedding of he and a nightclub singer Adelaide, to whom he has been engaged to for twelve years. Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be the definitive Broadway musical, a not-to-be-missed musical extravaganza


Cast Of Characters

(in no particular order)
    Original Broadway Cast
Sarah Browna Salvation Army maiden Andrea McArdle
Sky Mastersona billionaire indrustrialistReid Shelton
Grace Farrellprivate secretary to Oliver WarbucksSandy Faison
Miss Agatha Hanniganthe mean-tempered spinster in charge of the OrphanageDorothy Loudon
The Orphansthe orphans in the Orphanage with AnnieDanielle Brisebois, Robyn Finn, Donna Graham, Janine Ruane, Diana Barrows, Shelley Bruce
RoosterMiss Hannigan's con artist brotherRobert Fitch
LilyRooster's floozy girlfriendBarbara Erwin
Bert Healyradio show host of "The Oxydent Hour Of Smiles"Donald Craig
The Boylan Sisterssingers at "The Oxydent Hour Of Smiles" radio showLaurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Penny Worth
President RooseveltU.S. President at the timeRaymond Thorne
The President's CabinetPresident Roosevelt's CabinetJames Hosbein, Bob Freschi, Richard Ensslen, Donald Craig, Laurie Beechman
Hoverville-itesthe people who reside in the Depression's HoovervillesCompany


Stats

Music and Lyrics by: Frank Loesser
Book by: Jo Swerlink & Abe Burrows
Originally Directed by: George S. Kaufman
Originally Produced by: Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin
Guys And Dolls  opened for the first time at the 46th Street Theatre  on November 24, 1950
and ran for 1,200 performances.


Songs

ACT I
  • Overture - Orchestra
  • Runyonland - Orchestra
  • Fugue For Tinhorns - Nicely-Nicely, Benny, Rusty
  • The Oldest Established - Nathan, Nicely-Nicely, Benny, Bates, Crapshooters
  • I'll Know - Sky, Sarah
  • Little Girls - Miss Hannigan
  • A Bushel And A Peck - Adelaide, Hot Box Farmerettes
  • Adelaide's Lament - Adelaide
  • Guys And Dolls - Nicely-Nicely, Benny
  • Havana - Orchestra, Sarah, Sky
  • If I Were A Bell - Sarah, Sky
  • My Time Of Day / I've Never Been In Love Before - Sky, Sarah
  • Finale Act One - Sky, Sarah
 
ACT II
  • Entr'Acte - Orchestra
  • Take Back Your Mink - Adelaide, Dolls
  • Adelaide's Second Lament - Adelaide
  • More I Cannot Wish You - Arvide, Sarah
  • The Crapshooters' Dance - Orchestra
  • Luck Be A Lady - Sky, Crapshooters
  • Sue Me - Adelaide, Nathan
  • Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat - Nicely-Nicely, General, Company
  • Adelaide Meets Sarah - Sarah, Adelaide
  • Marry The Man Today - Adelaide, Sarah
  • The Happy Ending / Guys And Dolls (Reprise) - Company
Extra Numbers
  • A Woman In Love (from the movie) - Sky, Sarah
  • Pet Me Poppa (from the movie) - Adelaide, Hot Box Dolls
  • Adelaide (from the movie) - Nathan, Nicely-Nicely, Benny
  • Travelling Light (cut from original production) - Sky, Nathan