DavisMusical
Theatre
Company
Davis
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 7:30pm
or
Monday, March 5, 2018 at 7:30pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 8:00pm
Directed by Jan Isaacson
Choreographed by Jan Isaacson
Musical direction by Steve Isaacson
Opens Friday, April 20, 2018
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. Great songs include: “Fugue for Tinhorns”, “Luck Be a Lady”, Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat”, and the title song “Guys & Dolls”.
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Nathan Detroit | Comic lead, character singer, good comic timing |
| Miss Adelaide | Broadway Belt voice, comic actress |
| Sarah Brown | Legit Broadway Soprano, strong, stoic |
| Sky Masterson | Legit Baritone, smooth and sure of himself |
| Nicely-Nicely Johnson | Strong Tenor, comic actor (sings "Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat") |
| Benny Southstreet | Tenor or Baritone, good comic actor (sings Title Song with Nicely) |
| Harry the Horse | Character singer, good comic |
| Lt. Brannigan | Non-singing, must act well |
| Big Jule | Character singer, Big tough guy |
| Rusty Charlie | Sings well, opening song (Fugue for Tinhorns) |
| Arvide Abernathy | Tenor or Baritone, father figure to Sarah Brown |
| General Cartwright | Sings, acts well |
| Ensemble | A large ensemble of hot box dancers, mission band & many gamblers (singers & dancers, good small parts) |