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The 39th Annual Zilker Summer Musical

Guys and Dolls Poster

Guys and Dolls
July 12 - August 16, 1997

Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling

Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon


Download the Souvenir Program
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About Guys and Dolls...

Guys and Dolls has been called the quintessential Broadway musical. It sets wonderful Frank Loesser music in Runyonland, the Broadway of the 1940's inhabited by gamblers, nightclub performers, and Salvation Army members trying to cure the sins of the Times Square population.

The plot revolves around a bet between gambler Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit, the organizer of a floating crap game. Sky bets Nathan that he can woo any doll Nathan chooses and take her on a romantic Havana getaway. Nathan chooses none other than straight-laced Sarah Brown of the Salvation Army. The status of the bet, the crap game, and the end of the 14-year engagement of Nathan and his girl, Adelaide, result in confusion and mayhem... all amidst great songs and dances.

 

The Cast

Nicely-Nicely Johnson Joe Hamilton
Benny Southstreet Kirk Addison
Rusty Charlie Brian Gaston
Sarah Brown Meredith Robertson
Arvide Abernathy Harv Morgan
Harry the Horse Jesson Hunt
Lieutenant Brannigan Douglas Taylor
Nathan Detroit Don Sneed
Miss Adelaide Kara Bliss
Sky Masterson Dan Sullivan
General Cartwright Dana Campbell  
Big Jule Lowell Bartholomee
   
Mission Band:  
Priscilla Susan Crabb
Agatha Lisa H. Keating
Martha Ann Richards-McKelvey
Colonel Dan Smith
Calvin Fred Sultan
   
Havana Dancers:  
Fidellita Esperanza Biehle
Pilar Christina Dahlberg
Marla Consuela Amy Hamilton
Rosario Courtney Wissinger
   
Hot Box Girls:  
Trixie O'Toole Sue Blankenburg
Violette Shumberger Cheryl Boyd
Mimi Pedanski Jennifer Chapman-Worthy
Vera George Aubrey Vale Lindquist
Beula Beauregard Sally Taylor
Mitzi Schwartz Laura Walberg
Blondie Swanson Elaine Williams
Little Alfie Jennifer Young
   
The Crap Shooters:  
Frankie Ferocious Kirk German
Twelve-Gun Tweenie Tyler Jones
Brandy Bottle Bates Alex Lorenz
Louie the Lug Ronald Macklin
Angie the Ox Robert Muraida
The Greek Mike Ooi
Society Max Blake Osner
Worry Wart Willie Mark Passarella
Tobias the Terrible John Steven Rodriguez
Liver Lips Louie Mark Rosholt
One-Eyed Johnny T. Michael Word

Watch the second act showstopper...
Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat
featuring Joe Hamilton as Nicely-Nicely Johnson

 

The Production Staff

Executive Producer William Sheffield
Director Christopher Boyd
Choreographer Timothy Harling
Music Director Allen Robertson
Scenic Design J. Richard Smith
Costume Design Cynthia Turnbull-Langley
Lighting Design Robert T. Whyburn
Sound Design Lisa Byrd
Properties Design Robin C. McShaffry
Hair/Wig Design Kirk Burg
Makeup Design Robin C. McShaffry
Production Stage Manager Susan Threadgill
Stage Manager Michael McKelvey
Zilker Park Stage Manager Rick Perkins
Assistant Music Director Jonathan Borden
Dance Captains Aubrey Vale Lindquist, T. Michael  Word