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Description
Guys and Dolls, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, is a classic Broadway musical based on Damon Runyon's stories about New York City gamblers and missionaries, featuring iconic songs like "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". The plot centers on gambler Sky Masterson's bet to woo missionary Sarah Brown, while fellow hustler Nathan Detroit tries to find a new location for his floating crap game, leading to a mix of high-stakes gambling and romance. The show premiered in 1950, won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and has had numerous successful revivals and a popular film adaptation.
Publication Date
Spring 1995
Document Type
Playbill
Publisher
Alvin Community College
City
Alvin
Keywords
Theater, musical, comedy, 1950s
Disciplines
Theatre and Performance Studies
Recommended Citation
Alvin Community College, "Guys and Dolls" (1995). Season 1994-1995. 2.
https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1994-1995/2
Comments
Classic Broadway at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance—then love sneaks in! Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, Guys and Dolls features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes including the hilarious “Adelaide’s Lament” and the crowd-pleasing classic “Luck Be a Lady.”