Guys and Dolls is a musical created by Frank Lusser on the libretto of Joe Sverling and Abe Burrows . The plot was based on two stories by Damon Runion : “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” (published in 1933, [1] and “Blood Pressure” ) . Also in the musical are characters from other Runion stories, in particular, “Pick the Winner” (Pick the Winner) . The premiere of “Guys and Dolls” took place on Broadway in 1950, the performance was very successful [2] and won the Tony Award for Best Musical . Various versions of the musical were staged on Broadway in 1976 and 1992, as well as in other US theaters.
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 Record of the original version of the 1950 musical (released in 2000). | |
| Music | Frank Lusser |
| The words | Frank Lusser |
| Libretto | Joe Swerling Abe burrows |
| Based on | "Daryon Runion's" Miss Sarah Brown Idyll |
| Awards | Tony Award Laurence olivier awards |
| Staging | |
| 1950 ( Broadway ) 1953 ( West End ) 1976 (Broadway) 1982 (West End) 1992 (Broadway) 1995 ( Las Vegas ) 2005 (West End) | |
In 1955, the film of the same name was shot. [3] The main roles were played by Marlon Brando , Gene Simmons , Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine .
Content
Production
The musical premiered on November 24, 1950. The original version was directed by George Kaufman , [2] costume designer Alvin Colt , dances and musical numbers were staged by Michael Kidd . The main roles were played by Robert Alda , Sam Levin , Isabella Beagley and Vivian Blaine. "Guys and Dolls" withstood more than a thousand performances, [2] subsequently Decca Records released a musical recording on vinyl .
Story
The action takes place in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. Three gamblers , Nicely-Nicely Johnson , Benny Southstreet and Charlie Rusty discuss tomorrow's races and argue which horse has the best chance of winning. Members of the local organization “Mission for the Salvation of Souls”, similar to the Salvation Army (their hierarchy resembles an army) pass by. The leader of the organization is attractive sergeant Sarah Brown, who preaches passers-by with a hot sermon, urging them to stop drinking, lying, and especially gambling, and inviting the Mission to the meeting next Sunday. The sermon does not attract attention, and the missionaries sadly retire.
Nysley and Benny meet Harry, nicknamed the Horse, who wants to know where the dice are played . The games are organized by Nisley and Benny's employer, Nathan Detroit. All three collide with Lieutenant Brannigan ( Eng. Lt. Brannigan ), but Nathan Detroit arrives and deftly gets rid of Brannigan. Nathan complains to his assistants that there are a lot of big players in the city, so you need to find a good place where you could play dice, but due to Brannigan’s excessive activity, only one suitable place was found - a garage in the Baltimore hotel. However, the owner of the garage requires a security deposit of $ 1000, and Nathan does not have such an amount.
Nysley suggests trying his luck at Sky Masterson , who is ready to bet on almost anything. Nathan knows that Sky will not give him money, but he will be ready to make any bet on this amount. Nathan is trying to come up with a bet that he cannot lose. His fiancee, Miss Adelaide, appears and presents a gift - a belt for the fourteen-year anniversary of their prolonged engagement. The fact that Adelaide and Nathan can’t get married in any way caused Adelaide to get a cold due to a nervous breakdown.
Meanwhile, Sky Masterson is going to Cuba . He boasts to Nathan that he can take with him any woman he wants. Then Nathan offers a bet: Sky will persuade any woman to choose Nathan to go with him to Cuba. Sky agrees, and Nathan then selects Sarah Brown from the Soul Mission.
List of Songs
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Notes
- ↑ Damon Runyon . Authors . The eBooks-Library. Date of treatment July 20, 2008. Archived April 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Blum, David. Who is this sky? // New York . - New York Media, LLC, 1992. - T. 25 , no. 14 . - S. 71, 72 . - ISSN 0028-7369 .
- ↑ "Guys and Dolls" in the state register . Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation . Date of treatment May 21, 2010. Archived June 30, 2012.
Links
- Guys and Dolls in the Internet Broadway Database Encyclopedia
- Laurence Olivier Awards (1982)