Arts & Entertainment
Sneak Preview: Castle Craig Players Rehearse Guys and Dolls
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the local theater company reprises its first musical.
are celebrating their 20th anniversary by revisiting the very first musical the company ever performed: Guys and Dolls.
Winner of a Tony Award for Best Musical when it opened on Broadway in 1951, the show depicts the humorous hijinks of small-time gamblers and the "dolls" who try to tame them in pre-1950s New York City.
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Guys and Dolls features such well-known tunes as "Bushel and a Peck," "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat." For a sneak peek at a few of the jokes and musical numbers, check out these short videos.
The show opens June 1, 2012, and runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 until June 16. Sunday matinees are scheduled for 2 p.m. on June 3 and 10. Performances take place at the 70-seat Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse, 59 West Main Street.
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Reservations are required. To make yours, call (203) 634-6922 or email boxoffice@castlecraig.org.
