Guys and Dolls

Player Nathan Detroit must find a new place to run his craps games and ends up at a garage. Needing $ 1 to pay a mechanic who hosts the game, Nathan bets the money to Sky Masterson, a top player, willing to accept any bet for a fair amount. He bets her that Sky can't take the righteous and stuck Sarah Brown to Havana with him. Sarah is a sergeant evangelist who calls on sinners like Sky to repent.
Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her if he can get people to participate in his mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée Adelaide wants him to marry her.

Guys and Dolls takes us from the hustle and bustle of Times Square to the dance clubs of Havana to the sewers of New York. Guys and Dolls contains some of Frank Loesser's most memorable melodies, including the hilarious "Adelaide's Lament", "I've Never Been in Love Before", "If I Was a Bell" and the classic "Luck Be a Lady".

Watch the trailer for the cult 1955 film starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine:

General information
  • Style : Comedy, Romance, Golden Age
  • Theme : Love, 50s, Misunderstanding, Humor, New York
  • year of creation : 1950
Music
  • Composer : Frank Loesser
  • Lyricist : Frank Loesser
  • Librettist : Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows
  • famous songs : "Runyonland" "Fugue for Tinhorns" "Follow the Fold" "The Oldest Established" "I'll Know" "A Bushel and a Peck" "Adelaide's Lament" "Guys and Dolls" "Havana" "If I Were a Bell " "My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before" "Take Back Your Mink" "Adelaide's Second Lament" "More I Cannot Wish You" "Luck Be a Lady" "Sue Me" "Sit Down, You' re Rockin' the Boat" "Marry the Man Today" "Guys and Dolls"
  • Famous performers : Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The show is inspired by two short stories by Damon Runyon: "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure".
  • Exists in film : A film was directed in 1955 by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by MGM. The cast included Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The original 1951 production won 5 Tony Awards. The 1982 London revival won 8 awards and the 1992 Broadway revival won 7 Drama Desk Awards and 4 Tony Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 3
  • Number of performances : 1143
  • anecdotes : The character of Miss Adelaide was designed especially for Vivian Laugh by the composer.
Currently on stage