Guys and Dolls News

The Mountain Play Association decided this week to give the hook to its originally planned 2010 production of Peter Pan , instead opting for the Broadway musical, Guys and Dolls .

Christianity in Action The History of the International Salvation Army by Henry Gariepy Eerdmans, 308 pp., $25 Many Americans know nothing of the Salvation Army beyond its Christmas red kettles and bell-ringers in shopping malls.

Set in New York City in the 1950s, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic musical comedy written by Frank Loesser.

The reference books call Samuel Goldwyn a producer, but "mogul" or "tycoon" may be more to the point.

When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, additional matinees Dec. 12 and 19, through Dec.

Is it nightclub act, or is it theater performance? November 25, 2009 Needs work.

The Salvation Army conjures up so many images for me. The Bell Ringers outside department stores during the holidays , and of course, Jean Simmons as Sergeant Sarah Brown in the musical Guys & Dolls.

It wasn't the 46th Street Theater - where the show first opened in 1950 - but the audience wouldn't know the difference.

Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide talk about their anniversary in a scene from 'Guys & Dolls" in Dellinger Auditorium.

Submitted by Teddie Sleight on 2009-11-16.   EASTCONN photo ACT arts magnet high school students in Willimantic rehearse a scene from the 1950s Broadway show, Guys and Dolls, which they will perform December 3-6, 2009, at the Capitol Theater, 896 Main Street, Willimantic.

A bitter brew of the spiritual and sexual still colours the work of Tori Amos, writes Dan Kaufman.

LUCK Be A Lady and Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat. Two songs that the members of any amateur musicals society are almost guaranteed to know off by heart.

By: Terry Stephan SCA presents 'Guys and Dolls' Springville Art Center musical opens on November 5 PERFORMANCE - Kim Higgins and Mark Bofinger rehearse for the opening day of 'Guys and Dolls' on November 5 at the Center for the Arts in Springville.

Guys and Dolls" was first performed on stage more than 50 years ago, but the story line and music continue to capture the spirit and enthusiasm of actors and actresses today, including those who will star in Encore Theatre's production of the romantic musical comedy.

No ifs, ands or buts about it: Go see "Guys and Dolls" at Pacifica Spindrift Theatre.

Local Adult School Offers New Lecture Series & More By The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park 9/6/2009 The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park will offer 50 new classes this fall including a new lecture series.

Oh, craps! Guys and dollars! a Had you been a Tony Awards voter in the early 1950s, would you have voted for Guys and Dolls , which debuted on Broadway in November 1950 or for The King and I , which opened four months later? Tough call.

The Ogunquit Playhouse production of "Guys and Dolls" offers an experience as close to that of Jerry Zaks' 1992 Broadway revival of the classic musical as one can get without the benefit of time travel.

What: New Harmony Theatre presents "Guys and Dolls" Tickets: $29 for adults, $27 for seniors , and $12 for those 25 or younger When: Friday through Aug.

There are so many famous composers from Broadway's so-called golden era of musicals, the 1950s, that I can never keep track of them all.