The first preview for Guys and Dolls will now take place on Thursday, February 5th at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). The production is delaying its first preview to allow for an extra day of needed technical rehearsal. Audience members scheduled for the February 4th preview performance will be contacted and accommodated for another performance.
Guys and Dolls stars
Oliver Platt ("Nathan Detroit"),
Lauren Graham ("Miss Adelaide"),
Craig Bierko ("Sky Masterson") and
Kate Jennings Grant ("Sarah Brown"). The first joint Broadway project by two-time Tony Award winning director
Des McAnuff and choreographer
Sergio Trujillo since their collaboration on the Tony Award winning musical
Jersey Boys,
Guys and Dolls will now begin previews on February 5, 2009 at Broadway's newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Opening Night is March 1, 2009.
The cast of
Guys and Dolls also features
Tituss Burgess as "Nicely Nicely Johnson",
Glenn Fleshler as "Big Jule",
Adam LeFevre as "Lt. Brannigan",
Jim Ortlieb as "Arvide",
Steve Rosen as "Benny Southstreet",
Mary Testa as "General Cartwright",
Nick Adams,
Andrea Chamberlain,
Raymond Del Barrio,
Melissa Fagan,
Kearran Giovanni,
James Harkness,
Lorin Latarro,
Benjamin Magnuson,
Joseph Medeiros,
Spencer Moses,
Rhea Patterson,
Graham Rowat,
William Ryall,
Jessica Rush,
Marcos Santana,
Jennifer Savelli,
John Selya,
Brian Shepard,
Ron Todorowski,
Jim Walton and
Brooke Wendle.
Packed with such classic hits as "Fugue for Tinhorns," "A Bushel and a Peck," "Adelaide's Lament," "I'll Know," "
Guys and Dolls," "More I Cannot Wish You," "Luck Be A Lady," and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat,"
Guys and Dolls features music and lyrics by
Frank Loesser and book by
Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure," two short stories by
Damon Runyon, it also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick the Winner".
The musical comedy was first produced on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre, opening on November 24, 1950. It was directed by
George S. Kaufman and starred
Robert Alda,
Sam Levene,
Isabel Bigley and
Vivian Blaine. The musical enjoyed an initial run of 1,201 performances, winning five 1951 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Scenic design is by Tony Award nominee
Robert Brill (Assassins, Cabaret), costume design is by Tony Nominee
Paul Tazewell (
In The Heights, The Color Purple), lighting design is by Tony Award winner
Howell Binkley (
Jersey Boys,
In The Heights) and sound design is by Drama Desk Award winner
Steve Canyon Kennedy (Hairspray,
Jersey Boys). The Music Director is Tony Award winner
Ted Sperling (The Light in the Piazza,
South Pacific) and orchestrations are by Tony Award winner
Bruce Coughlin (
Grey Gardens, The Light in the Piazza).
Guys and Dolls is produced on Broadway by
Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner/Jenkins,
Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment,
Darren Bagert, and Tom Gregory.
Tickets to
Guys and Dolls are $51.50 - 126.50 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4100,
www.Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Nederlander Theatre (208 W. 41st Street) Box Office. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday & Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm.
