Durham's Coginchaug Regional High School Presents 'Guy and Dolls'

The following press release is from the Coginchaug Regional High School Music Department:

The CRHS Music Department will perform the musical Guys and Dolls from Thursday, March 30th to Saturday, April 1st in the Julian B. Thayer Auditorium. Show times are as follows: Thursday, March 30th at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 31st at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 1st at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12. Tickets can be purchased at /www.showtix4u.com.

Based on Damon Runyon’s fabulous stories of Broadway and set in his mythical New York City, this romantic comedy — considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy — introduces audiences to a cast who have become legends in the musical theatre world. Frank Loesser’s toe-tapping score, including fan-favorites such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat,” and “I’ve Never Been In Love Before” is the perfect music to complement Runyon’s colorful characters.

The cast of GUYS AND DOLLS stars Stefan Marczuk as “Nathan Detroit;’ Rowan O’Connell as “Miss Adelaide”; Alexander Stephan as “Sky Masterson”, and Kylie Poggio as “Sergeant Sarah Brown”. The top-notch supporting cast is led by Thomas Seibert as ”Nicely-Nicely”, Pierce Stephan as “Benny Southstreet”, William Glidden as “Lt. Brannigan”, Collin Talbert-Slagle as “Big Jule”, Dylan Sartor as “Harry the Horse”, MaryGrace Fiondella as “Arvide Abernathy”, and Abby Cannon as “the General”. The large cast of singers and dancers includes Brian Jubelirer, Erin Hassmann, Keya Stahl, Hannah Amirault, Talia Caldwell-Andrews, Lillyan Kroher, Emma Axelrod, Evelyn Caballero, Madison Whittle, Taylor Kelly, Ivy Linden-Dionne, Mya Branciforte, Mackenzie Deane, RaAnna Kurek, Sarina McCoy, Liliana Diaz, Sarah Locascio, Abbi Zito, Julia Kosienski, Jordan Moore, Claire-Linden-Dionne, Jared Munro, Noah Shoudy, Luke Piquol, Conner Byrne, and Gabe Sirot.

The Artistic Team, led by Theater and Musical Director Erin Schilling, features choreography by Kayleigh Crotto, Orchestra Direction by Tim Fisher and production by Erica Fisher.

The show’s music and lyrics were by Frank Loesser, and the book by Jo Swerling anf Abe Burrows. Famed critic Walter Kerr wrote of the 1955 Broadway revival – “Guys and Dolls is one of the most exhilarating musicals ever written for the American Theatre.” It answers the important questions in life, like: Will Nathan Detroit ever marry his fiancée of fourteen years, Miss Adelaide? Will Nathan elude the authorities to find a place for his long standing floating Crap Game? Can the noted gambler and rogue Sky Masterson overcome the stolid defenses of the beautiful Salvation Army crusader, Sister Sarah Brown? And, of course, does Mindy’s sell more strudel or cheesecake? The show is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).