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Guys and Dolls
Tour
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 30, 1953
Closing Date
May 22, 1954
Musical
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Nov 30, 1953
Close Date: May 22, 1954
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
Broadway; Save-a-Soul Mission; Havana, Cuba; The Hot Box Club.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
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 Arrangements & Direction by
Herbert Greene
; Musical Director:
Stanley Lebowsky
Staged by
George S. Kaufman
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Michael Kidd
Settings by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Stage Manager:
Andy Anderson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marge Ellis
and
Bill Jones
General Press Representative:
Joseph Shea
Susan Hight
Sarah Brown
Julie Oshins
Nathan Detroit
Pat Rooney
Arvide Abernathy
Norwood Smith
Sky Masterson
Iva Withers
Miss Adelaide
Tom Ahearne
Lt. Brannigan
Dell Markee
Harry the Horse
Al Nesor
Benny Southstreet
Netta Packer
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Jack Prince
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
B. S. Pully
Big Jule
Barbara Allen
Dancer
Tom Bennett
Singer
Alice Clift
Dancer
Bob Curran
Dancer
Jack Dabdoub
Dave the Dude
Singer
Jewell Diehl
Dancer
Donn Driver
Dancer
Carle Erbele
Rusty Charlie
Drunk
Dancer
Tony Gardell
Joey Biltmore
Singer
Edmund Gasper
Dancer
Joan Hansen
Dancer
Eddie Herm
Mission Band
Bill Jones
Singer
Paul Kane
Singer
Rudy Mattice
Dancer
Arlene McKenna
Dancer
Bill Miller
Dancer
Joyce Rees
Dancer
Paul Rees
Dancer
Carol Risser
Mimi
Dancer
Tony Rosa
Dancer
Jeanne Schlegel
Mission Band
Singer
Sandi Simpson
Dancer
Earle Styres
Singer
Roy Wilson
Waiter
Dancer
Courtenay Wright
Mission Band
Singer
Sarah Brown
Gretchen Wyler
Dancer
Understudies:
Tom Bennett
(Harry the Horse),
Jack Dabdoub
(Sky Masterson),
Donn Driver
(Benny Southstreet),
Tony Gardell
(Big Jule),
Bill Jones
(Nathan Detroit, Arvide Abernathy, Lt. Brannigan),
Paul Kane
(Nicely-Nicely Johnson),
Dell Markee
(Nathan Detroit),
Jeanne Schlegel
(General Matilda B. Cartwright),
Earle Styres
(Arvide Abernathy) and
Gretchen Wyler
(Miss Adelaide)
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Nov 30, 1953 - Dec 05, 1953
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People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
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 Arrangements & Direction by
Herbert Greene
; Musical Director:
Stanley Lebowsky
Staged by
George S. Kaufman
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Michael Kidd
Settings by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Stage Manager:
Andy Anderson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marge Ellis
and
Bill Jones
General Press Representative:
Joseph Shea
Susan Hight
Sarah Brown
Julie Oshins
Nathan Detroit
Pat Rooney
Arvide Abernathy
Norwood Smith
Sky Masterson
Iva Withers
Miss Adelaide
Tom Ahearne
Lt. Brannigan
Dell Markee
Harry the Horse
Al Nesor
Benny Southstreet
Netta Packer
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Jack Prince
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
B. S. Pully
Big Jule
Barbara Allen
Dancer
Tom Bennett
Singer
Alice Clift
Dancer
Bob Curran
Dancer
Jack Dabdoub
Dave the Dude
Singer
Jewell Diehl
Dancer
Donn Driver
Dancer
Carle Erbele
Rusty Charlie
Drunk
Dancer
Tony Gardell
Joey Biltmore
Singer
Edmund Gasper
Dancer
Joan Hansen
Dancer
Eddie Herm
Mission Band
Bill Jones
Singer
Paul Kane
Singer
Rudy Mattice
Dancer
Arlene McKenna
Dancer
Bill Miller
Dancer
Joyce Rees
Dancer
Paul Rees
Dancer
Carol Risser
Mimi
Dancer
Tony Rosa
Dancer
Jeanne Schlegel
Mission Band
Singer
Sandi Simpson
Dancer
Earle Styres
Singer
Roy Wilson
Waiter
Dancer
Courtenay Wright
Mission Band
Singer
Sarah Brown
Gretchen Wyler
Dancer
Understudies:
Tom Bennett
(Harry the Horse),
Jack Dabdoub
(Sky Masterson),
Donn Driver
(Benny Southstreet),
Tony Gardell
(Big Jule),
Bill Jones
(Nathan Detroit, Arvide Abernathy, Lt. Brannigan),
Paul Kane
(Nicely-Nicely Johnson),
Dell Markee
(Nathan Detroit),
Jeanne Schlegel
(General Matilda B. Cartwright),
Earle Styres
(Arvide Abernathy) and
Gretchen Wyler
(Miss Adelaide)
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
May 10, 1954 - May 22, 1954
Shubert Theatre
Detroit, MI
May 03, 1954 - May 08, 1954
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Apr 19, 1954 - May 01, 1954
Shubert Theatre
Washington, DC
Apr 12, 1954 - Apr 17, 1954
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Apr 05, 1954 - Apr 10, 1954
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 29, 1954 - Apr 03, 1954
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Mar 25, 1954 - Mar 27, 1954
Auditorium Theatre
Rochester, NY
Mar 22, 1954 - Mar 24, 1954
RKO Keith's Theatre
Syracuse, NY
Mar 15, 1954 - Mar 20, 1954
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
Feb 22, 1954 - Mar 13, 1954
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Boston, MA
Dec 25, 1953 - Feb 20, 1954
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
Dec 21, 1953 - Dec 23, 1953
Bushnell
Hartford, CT
Dec 14, 1953 - Dec 19, 1953
Miller Theater
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 07, 1953 - Dec 12, 1953
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Nov 30, 1953 - Dec 05, 1953
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore, MD
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