guys and dolls - 1950

MUSIC & LYRICS: Frank Loesser
BOOK: Abe Borrows/Jo Swirling

GUYS AND DOLLS is one of the most famous and often performed musicals of all time. It is based on a series of short stories by author Damon Runyon and follow two gamblers who make a life-changing bet.

The show started life in 1950 at the 46th Street Theatre in New York. After a US tour and a West End run, it was made into a highly successful movie starring Marlon Brando
and Frank Sinatra with Vivian Blaine and Jean Simmons. The movie also featured character actor Stubby Kaye in one of his finest roles - and musical numbers. Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat is just one of the movie's many highlights.

The songs have become musical theatre standards, but not before becoming hits
for many artists. Frank Sinatra himself had a hit with Luck Be A Lady, even though his character did not perform this in the movie.

Guys And Dolls has been revived on Broadway as recently as 2009, and in 2005 Patrick Swayze took to the boards as Sky in the popular West End run.