Central Florida Community Arts' GUYS AND DOLLS Begins Next Week

Central Florida Community Arts presents their 5th annual Summer Broadway Season production, Guys and Dolls, September 10 & 11, 2015. Based on the stories and characters of Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this concert-style production of Guys and Dolls is directed by Rob Lott, with music direction by Jacob Haines, assistant direction by Ashley Willsey, choreography by Katherine Rivera, and is produced by Joshua Vickery through CFCArts.

"There's a reason Guys and Dolls is considered to be one of the great American musicals," says director Rob Lott. "It just works. The story is fun and simple, and the music enhances and advances the plot, while being catchy and fun all at the same time. So then, the job of the director for a show like this is to stand back, trust the material, and simply tell the story. Sounds easy enough. However, when this production team comes together, the word "easy" doesn't get used often.

"We have not shied away from complexity when it comes to the staging of this show and the telling of this story. We've added more choreography than ever before under the imaginative step of choreographer, Katherine Rivera. Of course, the visual world created by Assistant Director, Ashley Willsey returns as beautiful and colorful, while gritty and realistic. All of this under the perfectly demanding, and honorably commanding baton of Musical Director, Jacob Haines. We have set our sights high for a fast paced, laugh filled, and energetic re-telling of this classic musical fable."

It's New York City in the 1950s, and all the hot gamblers in town are depending on Nathan Detroit to set up this week's incarnation of "The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York." The only problem is he needs to scrounge up $1,000 to secure a place for the game. Gambling legend and notorious ladies man, Sky Masterson, accepts Nathan's $1,000 bet that he can't get Sarah Brown, local missionary, to accept a date with him. Meanwhile, Miss Adelaide, Nathan's long-suffering fiancé of 14 years, is trying to figure out a way to get him down the aisle once and for all. Featuring the music and lyrics of Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls features classic songs, including "If I Were A Bell," "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat," and "Luck Be A Lady."

Guys and Dolls features David Kelley* (Sky Masterson), Kelley McGillicuddy* (Sarah Brown), Michael Swickard* (Nathan Detroit), Melissa Mason (Miss Adelaide), Joe Tokarz* (Nicely Nicely Johnson), Kevin Zepf (Benny Southstreet), Timothy Pappas (Harry The Horse), and Thomas Limbacher (Arvide Abernathy), with Amanda Brievogel, Michelle Carroll, Scott Kerill, Scott Leake, Danny Seigler, Danielle Smith, and Tammy Winsor. The cast also includes 12 dancers, a 70-voice choir, and live music by a full orchestra.

* Denotes a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers, appearing under a special agreement with Actors' Equity Association.

The production takes place at 7:30pm on Thursday, September 10, and Friday, September 11 at Northland Church, a 3,100-seat, state-of-the-art venue, located at 530 Dog Track Road, Longwood, FL, 32750. Tickets are $10.00 each and children age 3 and under are admitted for free. Tickets are now available online athttp://cfcarts.com/guys-and-dolls/. Proceeds from this production benefit local youth arts programs and summer camps.

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