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Guys and Dolls
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 20, 1955
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1955
Performances
31
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Apr 20, 1955
Close Date: Jun 12, 1955
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(Apr 20, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955)
Setting
Broadway; Save-a-Soul Mission; Havana, Cuba; The Hot Box Club.
Comments
This production was on hiatus from May 2 to May 30, 1955, returning for two additional weeks of performances through June 12, due to popular demand.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (William Hammerstein: General Director)
Choreography after the original by
Michael Kidd
Book by
Jo Swerling
and
Abe Burrows
; Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Based on a story and characters by:
Damon Runyon
; Orchestral Arrangements by:
George Bassman
and
Ted Royal
; Vocal Arranger and Direction by:
Herbert Greene
; Musical Director:
Frederick Dvonch
Staged by
Philip Mathias
; Choreographed by
Onna White
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Hair Styles by
Ernest Adler
; Make-Up Design by
Ernest Adler
General Manager:
William Hammerstein
; Company Manager:
Gilman Haskell
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Richard Blofson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Bernard
Assistant to Mr. Hammerstein:
Michael Shurtleff
; Assistant to Miss White:
Harry Lee Rogers
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Joseph Fabbroni
Costumes Supervised by:
Frank Spencer
Press Representative:
Abner D. Klipstein
Helen Gallagher
Miss Adelaide
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Leila Martin
Sarah Brown
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Walter Matthau
Nathan Detroit
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Ray Shaw
Sky Masterson
Al Nesor
Benny Southstreet
Lou Nova
Big Jule
Tom Pedi
Harry the Horse
Oggie Small
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Kate Tomlinson
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Martin Wolfson
Arvide Abernathy
Tom Ahearne
Lt. Brannigan
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Ellen Beach
Dancer
Joe Bernard
Joey Biltmore
Sonya Besant
Dancer
Ken Emery
Singer
Clifford Fearl
Singer
Albert Fiorella
Dancer
Louise Golden
Dancer
Sheila Hayden
Sightseer
Diana Hunter
Dancer
Norma Kaiser
Mimi
Dancer
Robert Karl
Drunk
Dancer
Loys Lozano
Dancer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Frank Marasco
Dancer
Paul Migan
Mission Band
Tom Panko
Dancer
Tom Powell
Singer
Regis Powers
Dancer
Victor Reilley
Dancer
Michelle Reiner
Mission Band
Seth Riggs
Waiter
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Singer
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Bob Rippy
Singer
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Rosemary Shein
Sightseer
Elaine Spaulding
Mission Band
Evans Thornton
Singer
Kirsten Valbor
Dancer
Murray Vines
Rusty Charlie
Singer
Ralph Vucci
Angie the Ox
Singer
Jane Wagner
Sightseer
Marc West
Dancer
Understudies:
Joe Bernard
(Lt. Brannigan),
Tom Powell
(Arvide Abernathy),
Michelle Reiner
(Sarah Brown, Miss Adelaide),
Seth Riggs
(Sky Masterson),
Evans Thornton
(Nathan Detroit) and
Ralph Vucci
(Benny Southstreet)
City Center
(Apr 20, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955)
Musical Director:
Julius Rudel
Cast
Judy Johnson
Miss Adelaide
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Patricia Northrop
Sarah Brown
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
John Randolph
Nathan Detroit
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
John Dorman
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Wallace Rooney
Lt. Brannigan
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Ana Baldwin
Dancer
Jeanna Belkin
Dancer
Alisa Dawson
Sightseer
Janet Gaylord
Dancer
Howard Lear
Singer
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Bill McDonald
Dancer
Robert Rippy
Hot Box MC
Singer
Peg Shirley
Sightseer
Suzanne Sholes
Sightseer
Ralph Vucci
Waiter
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (William Hammerstein: General Director)
Choreography after the original by
Michael Kidd
Book by
Jo Swerling
and
Abe Burrows
; Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Based on a story and characters by:
Damon Runyon
; Orchestral Arrangements by:
George Bassman
and
Ted Royal
; Vocal Arranger and Direction by:
Herbert Greene
; Musical Director:
Frederick Dvonch
Staged by
Philip Mathias
; Choreographed by
Onna White
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Hair Styles by
Ernest Adler
; Make-Up Design by
Ernest Adler
General Manager:
William Hammerstein
; Company Manager:
Gilman Haskell
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Richard Blofson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Bernard
Assistant to Mr. Hammerstein:
Michael Shurtleff
; Assistant to Miss White:
Harry Lee Rogers
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Joseph Fabbroni
Costumes Supervised by:
Frank Spencer
Press Representative:
Abner D. Klipstein
Helen Gallagher
Miss Adelaide
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Leila Martin
Sarah Brown
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Walter Matthau
Nathan Detroit
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Ray Shaw
Sky Masterson
Al Nesor
Benny Southstreet
Lou Nova
Big Jule
Tom Pedi
Harry the Horse
Oggie Small
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Kate Tomlinson
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Martin Wolfson
Arvide Abernathy
Tom Ahearne
Lt. Brannigan
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Ellen Beach
Dancer
Joe Bernard
Joey Biltmore
Sonya Besant
Dancer
Ken Emery
Singer
Clifford Fearl
Singer
Albert Fiorella
Dancer
Louise Golden
Dancer
Sheila Hayden
Sightseer
Diana Hunter
Dancer
Norma Kaiser
Mimi
Dancer
Robert Karl
Drunk
Dancer
Loys Lozano
Dancer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Frank Marasco
Dancer
Paul Migan
Mission Band
Tom Panko
Dancer
Tom Powell
Singer
Regis Powers
Dancer
Victor Reilley
Dancer
Michelle Reiner
Mission Band
Seth Riggs
Waiter
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Singer
Apr 20, 1955 - May 01, 1955
Bob Rippy
Singer
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Rosemary Shein
Sightseer
Elaine Spaulding
Mission Band
Evans Thornton
Singer
Kirsten Valbor
Dancer
Murray Vines
Rusty Charlie
Singer
Ralph Vucci
Angie the Ox
Singer
Jane Wagner
Sightseer
Marc West
Dancer
Understudies:
Joe Bernard
(Lt. Brannigan),
Tom Powell
(Arvide Abernathy),
Michelle Reiner
(Sarah Brown, Miss Adelaide),
Seth Riggs
(Sky Masterson),
Evans Thornton
(Nathan Detroit) and
Ralph Vucci
(Benny Southstreet)
City Center
(Apr 20, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955)
Musical Director:
Julius Rudel
Cast
Judy Johnson
Miss Adelaide
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Patricia Northrop
Sarah Brown
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
John Randolph
Nathan Detroit
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
John Dorman
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Wallace Rooney
Lt. Brannigan
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
Ana Baldwin
Dancer
Jeanna Belkin
Dancer
Alisa Dawson
Sightseer
Janet Gaylord
Dancer
Howard Lear
Singer
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Bill McDonald
Dancer
Robert Rippy
Hot Box MC
Singer
Peg Shirley
Sightseer
Suzanne Sholes
Sightseer
Ralph Vucci
Waiter
May 31, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955
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