Guys and Dolls The Ohio Light Opera August 05, 2012    Share

Guys and Dolls (1950) Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser - Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling At Ohio Light Opera, Loesser is more - “a bushel and a peck” more! No American musical has garnered more unanimously glowing accolades than Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ 1950 musical fable Guys and Dolls. Based on the stories and characters of famed writer Damon Runyon, the music, lyrics, and book bristle with the seedy street life of New York City. The show’s characters have assumed legendary recognition: gambler Sky Masterson has fallen hard for Save-A-Soul Mission reformer Sarah Brown; bookie Nathan Detroit has been engaged for 14 years to nightclub chanteuse Miss Adelaide, who laments her psychosomatic cold that has lasted just as long; and horseplayer Nicely-Nicely Johnson provides a revivalist confession (“Sit down, you’re rockin’ the boat”) when forced to give testimony at the Mission. Song hits include: “Luck be a lady,” “If I were a bell,” “I’ve never been in love before,” and “My time of day.” For additional info, you may visit this website: http://ohiolightopera.org/2012season.php Guys and Dolls The Ohio Light Opera Add Your Event May Jun Jul

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