Guys and Dolls

Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Directed by Christopher Dippel
Music Direction by Kerry A. Prep. Choreography by Meredith R. Van Scoy

Hofstra University, Department of Drama and Dance

Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. “Guys and Dolls” takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.