May 2-3 at 7 pm; May 4 at 2 p.m. Performing Arts Center 100 Mariner Way
Guys and Dolls is in its final weekend performed by the Aptos High School drama department.
The musical’s music and lyrics are by Frank Loesser and based on the book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The premiere on Broadway was in 1950. It ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
Guys and Dolls has won of eight Tony Awards and a Grammy and is considered one the masterpieces of the American musical theatre.
Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, this romantic comedy – considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy – introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the music theatre canon as they take us from Times Square, the cafes of Havana, Cuba and even to the sewers of New York City.
The tough-talking, big-hearted cast of characters includes Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight “mission doll,” out to reform the good-old delinquents of Broadway’s Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she’s been engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her reluctant fiancé, desperate to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game.
With the toe-tapping beat of Frank Loesser’s bright, brassy, immortal score featuring a full orchestra and such memorable songs as If I Were A Bell, Luck Be a Lady, Adelaide’s Lament Take Back Your Mink, and Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat, the stage is set for an evening of high-spirited entertainment. This musical is rich with Runyonesque characters and marvelous music and is certainly one of the most enjoyable of Broadway musicals.
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For information and reserved tickets find link at www.aptoshs.net ($5, $7 & $10) Tickets at door (subject to availability): $6, $8 & $12