A musical fable of Broadway based on a story and characters by Damon Runyan

Music & lyrics by Frank Loesser

Book by Jo Swirling and Abe Burrows

Directed by Jeff Wightwick

Musical Direction by James Marr

Choreography by Christina Harris

May 14 -17 at 7.30pm Saturday matinee at 2.30pm

Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, GUYS AND DOLLS ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tonys, Drama Desks, and Oliviers.

Set in Damon Runyon‘s mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they‘ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown. GUYS AND DOLLS takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2014 at 9:27 am and is filed under Nomad Groups, Nomads News, Production News, Productions, Theatre. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.