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