A guy and his doll
Guys and Dolls is a musical by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Based on the writings of Damon Runyon, it tells the story of "Guys" Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterson and their respective "Dolls," Miss Adelaide and Sister Sarah Brown.
The musical opened on Broadway in 1950, ran for three years, and garnered five Tony Awards. It has since become a staple of community and regional theatres, as well as enjoying successful revivals on Broadway (including one with an all African-American cast).
Selections performed in Muppet Productions[]
- Scooter and Fozzie Bear perform the song as part of the Camelot joust scene medley in The Muppet Show episode 305. The lyrics were altered, naming the second horse Guenevere instead of Valentine.
- Ernie, Bert and Biff in Julie on Sesame Street
- Parodied with the song "Can Read" on Sesame Street
- Performed by Wayne and Wanda on episode 117 of The Muppet Show
References[]
- Miss Piggy's Broadway Favorites includes sheet music for "A Bushel and a Peck" and "Take Back Your Mink."
- "Guys and Dolls" is a parody song by Herry Monster and Ruby on Sesame Street.
- A parody commercial of food songs in episode 112 of The Jim Henson Hour includes the song "Lox Be a Lady Tonight."
- A racehorse in Sesame Street Episode 4036 is named Epitaph (the name of a horse in the song "Fugue for Tinhorns," who's supposed to win it by a half, according to this here in the Telegraph).
- In a 2011 interview on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, host Julie James suggests Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy get roles in Guys and Dolls. "It's the story of our lives," Kermit replies.
Connections[]
- Christopher Chadman choreographed the 1992 Broadway revival
- Randy Cohen was the keyboard programmer for the 2009 Broadway revival
- Christopher Gattelli played a guy in the 1992 national tour
- Anita Gillette played Sarah Brown in the 1965 Broadway revival
- Lauren Graham played Miss Adelaide in the 2009 Broadway revival
- Alan King played Nathan Detroit in the 1965 Broadway revival
- Jane Krakowski played Miss Adelaide in the 2005 London revival
- Steve Landesberg was a replacement as Nathan Detroit in the last months of the national tour, 1994
- Nathan Lane played Nathan Detroit in the 1992 Broadway revival
- Jerry Orbach played Sky Masterson in the 1965 Broadway revival
- Mandy Patinkin played Sky Masterson in a 1994 BBC Radio version
- Oliver Platt played Nathan Detroit in the 2009 Broadway revival
- Howard A. Roberts was musical director, conductor, and choral arranger for the 1976 Broadway revival
- J. K. Simmons played Benny Southstreet in the 1992 Broadway revival
- Imelda Staunton played a Hot Box girl and understudied Miss Adelaide in the 1982 London revival at The National Theatre and played Miss Adelaide in a later National Theatre revival (in the mid 1990s).
- Heath Wilder played Harry the Horse in the 2002 New Theater production in Australia