Music Theatre of Wenatchee

Guys and Dolls
Book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows
Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on Story & Characters of Damon Runyon
MTW's Apple Blossom, 2018 Musical
in Partnership with the Numerica PAC
Directed by John Mausser & Tiffany Mausser
Produced by Christy Shearer
Performances:  May 2-5 & 9-12, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Matinees:  May 6 at 4:00 PM & May 12 at 2:00 PM
Numerica Performing Arts Center

Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Frank Loesser’s brassy, immortal score makes Guys and Dolls a crowd pleaser. Directed by John Mausser and Tiffany Mausser.

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 Tony Awards, 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 and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. 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.

Guys & Dolls is based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon. Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Guys and Dolls

Cast List

Sky Masterson                                  Ernest Palmer                                  

            Understudy                               Michael McCormick                                    

Sarah Brown                                     Alanna Hamilton                             

            Understudy                               Eloise Sheets                                       

Nathan Detroit                                  Kevin McKee                                               

            Understudy                               Skyler Cuthill                                        

Adelaide                                            Becca Chambers                                  

            Understudy                               Amanda Halle                                              

Nicely Nicely Johnson                    Jacob Scott                                      

Benny Southstreet                          Dave Williams                                 

Rusty Charlie/dancer                      Michael McCormick                        

Lt. Brannigan/gambler                     Skyler Cuthill                                               

Harry the Horse                                John McQuaig                                 

Big Jule                                             Stephen Kunkel                              

Angie the Ox/dancer                       Zach Savage                                               

Gambler/dancer                              Josiah Clifton                                  

Joey Biltmore/gambler                    Ettore Castellente                                 

Arvide Abernathy                             Greg Nord                                         

Gen. Matilda Cartwright                  TJ Farrell                                          

Mission Band/ensemble:

            Agatha                                   Mari Foreman Groff                        

            Martha                                    Stacia McRae                                  

                                                            Desiree Schmidt                             

                                                            Amanda Walker                              

                                                            Julie Kuntz                                       

                                                            Christy Kimmel                                

                                                            Carmyn Parks                                  

                                                            Maggie Ryan                                               

                                                            Deb McLaughlin                             

                                                            Jetta White                                       

Hot Box Dancers/ensemble:

            Mimi                                        Eloise Sheets                                  

                                                            Sarah Bersch                                  

                                                            Morgan Lucas                                 

                                                            Katie Renggli                                               

                                                            Amy Sand                                        

                                                            Emma Standerford                         

                                                            Trisha Miller                                     

                                                            Amanda Halle                                 

Master of Ceremonies                     Ettore Castellente                                 

Havana Dancers:                             Trisha Miller                                     

                                                            Amy Sand                                        

                                                            Sarah Bersch                                  

                                                            Zach Savage                                               

                                                            Michael McCormick                        

                                                            Josiah Clifton