One of Broadway’s best musicals, Guys and Dolls comes to St. Dunstan’s Outdoor Greek Theatre! This exuberant production captures the romance and humor of Damon Runyon’s Depression-era urban fables about fancy-talking gamblers and the “dolls” who love them. Frank Loesser’s toe-tapping score, includes fan-favorites such as “Luck Be a Lady,” “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat,” and “I’ve Never Been In Love Before.” It’s the perfect music to complement Runyon’s colorful characters in St. Dunstan’s beautiful Outdoor Greek Theatre.
The story is of Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can't make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. That "next girl" is Miss Sarah Brown, a pure-at-heart Salvation Army-type reformer. The bet is the perfect setup for a series of hilarious complications.
Written by composer/lyricist Frank Loesser, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, "Guys and Dolls" won a Best Musical Tony for the original 1951 production, and a second Tony for Best Revival for the 1995 production starring Faith Prince and Nathan Lane. The musical also received international attention thanks to the 1955 MGM motion picture adaptation featuring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.
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This production is directed by Nina Kircher (Waterford), and assisted by Peggy Lee (Lake Orion). With Music Direction by Matt Horn (Pleasant Ridge) and Choreography by Molly Zaleski (Berkley), the production features a stellar cast of familiar faces and those brand-new to the St. Dunstan’s stage.
Featured players include Brandon Mace (Novi) as Sky Masterson, Deb Dworkin (Berkley) as Sarah Brown, Alan Canning (Bloomfield Hills) as Nathan Detroit, Joy Oetjens (Waterford) as Adelaide, Tom Pagano (Clinton Twp) as Benny Southstreet and Tom Arwady (Harrison Twp) as Nicely-Nicely Johnson. There’s also a bevy of beautiful dolls, a chorus of gamblers — and much, much more.
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Key members of the design and production team include Obie Burch (Set Design), Tom Edson (Set Construction), Sean Kecskes (Lighting Design), Kathy Shapero and Linda Watson (Costume Design), Susan Holmes (Props Master), and Mairo Towle (Producer).
St. Dunstan’s will present Guys & Dolls on May 30, 31 and June 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14. All shows begin at 8:00 p.m. and open seating begins one hour before each performance. Tickets are $22 each for adults and $20 each for students and seniors.
The Outdoor Greek Theatre is located behind the St. Dunstan's pavillion on the Cranbrook Campus. 400 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI
To order tickets, or for more information — including details on parking, seating and rain date policies — visit www.StDunstansTheatre.com or call 1.888.71.TICKETS.
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Photos, interviews and additional information on the history of the Greek Theatre are available on request.
About St. Dunstan’s: Established in 1932, St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook is an independent, non-profit organization committed to producing quality theatre in the community. Every member of St. Dunstan’s is a volunteer.
About the Cranbrook Greek Theatre: The first of many buildings commissioned by George and Ellen Booth of Cranbrook for the general public, the Greek Theatre opened in 1915 and was immediately put to use as a performing arts venue.
