Guys and Dolls
New York City Center
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Opening Night: April 28, 1965
Closing Night: May 9, 1965
Music: Frank Loesser
Lyrics: Frank Loesser
Book: Abe Burrows
Jo Swerling
New York’s most infamous crap game organizer, Nathan Detroit, hoping for a big pay day, challenges notorious gambler Sky Masterson to a bet he’s sure he’ll win: take mission girl Sarah Brown to dinner in Havana, Cuba. Sky accepts and pursues the known prude, seemingly hopelessly, while Nathan deals with his own situation – his 14-year fiancée, Adelaide, who’s tired of waiting for a wedding. When bets and love seem at odds, the characters are called to question their priorities to make things right.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Runyonland……………………………………………..Ensemble
Fugue for Tinhorns………………….Nicely, Benny, Rusty
Follow the Fold………………………..Sarah, Mission Band
The Oldest Established………..Nathan, Nicely, Benny,
Guys
I’ll Know…………………………………………………Sarah, Sky
A Bushel and a Peck…………….Adelaide, Hot Box Girls
Adelaide’s Lament……………………………………..Adelaide
Guys and Dolls………………………………….Nicely, Benny
San Juan……………………Dancer, Ensemble, Orchestra
If I Were a Bell………………………………………………Sarah
My Time of Day………………………………………………..Sky
I’ve Never Been in Love Before………………..Sky, Sarah
ACT TWO
Take Back Your Mink…………..Adelaide, Hot Box Girls
Luck Be a Lady………………………………………..Sky, Guys
Adelaide’s Lament (Reprise)……………………….Adelaide
More I Cannot Wish You………………………………Arvide
Crapshooters Ballet…………………………………Ensemble
Sue Me………………………………………..Adelaide, Nathan
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat….Nicely, Company
Follow the Fold (Reprise)…….Mission Meeting Group
Marry the Man Today……………………..Adelaide, Sarah
Guys and Dolls (Reprise)…………………………..Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Anita Gillette Sarah Brown
Alan King Nathan Detroit
Sheila MacRae Miss Adelaide
Jerry Orbach Sky Masterson
Rita Agnese Dancer
Ken Ayres Singer
Ed Becker Rusty Charlie
Joey Biltmore
Singer
Walter P. Brown Singer
Frank Campanella Lt. Brannigan
Ginna Carr Mimi
Suzanne Channel Dancer
Frank Coppola Dancer
Jack De Lon Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Dorothy D’Honau Dancer
Joey Faye Benny Southstreet
Tina Faye Dancer
Shelley Frankel Dancer
Joy Franz Mission Band
Singer
Leslie Franzos Dancer
Ginny Gan Dancer
Luigi Gasparinetti Dancer
Altovise Gore Dancer
Fernando Grahal Dancer
Shari Greene Dancer
Victor R. Helou Singer
Maria Hero Mission Band
Singer
Mark Holliday Dancer
Maureen Hopkins Dancer
Daniel Joel Dancer
Joan Kruger Dancer
Jake LaMotta Big Jule
Violetta Landek Dancer
Henry Lawrence Singer
Phillip Lucas Waiter
Singer
Jim Lynn Singer
Carlos Macri Dancer
Stuart Mann Drunk
Singer
Clarence Nordstrom Arvide Abernathy
Mission Band
Mitchell Nutick Dancer
Paul Owsley Dancer
John Peck Singer
Tom Pedi Harry the Horse
Michael Quinn Singer
Charles Reeder Dancer
Darrell Sandeen Singer
Arthur Santry Mission Band
Singer
Jeanne Schlegel Mission Band
Singer
Marc Scott Dancer
Vern Shinnal Angie the Ox
Maria Strattin Dancer
Ronald Stratton Dancer
Claire Waring Mission Band
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Understudies: Betty Hyatt Linton (Miss Adelaide)
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