Guys and Dolls

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Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:21pm

What do you guys think of the musical?It was a suggestion for our summer musical program and Everyone is pretty sure they are doing it.Whats it like?I've never seen it.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:27pm

its considered the best musical comedies of all time....its about gamblers and their stripper girlfriends. what can be better?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:30pm

A classic and one of the best "Audience" shows I've ever seen. I've never seen a production that didn't connect with the audience, even in a very shaky High School production.

The score is great! "Fugue for Tinhorns" is a great opening number and it's followed by one great song after another: Take Back your Mink, Adelaide's Lament, If I Were a Bell, Luck Be A Lady-- that would be a great show right there, but then you get one of the best "Eleven O'Clock Numbers" in the history of the theatre: "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat," a number that is almost fool-proof.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:33pm

If someone had to tell me what was the most flawless, complete musical comedies of all time I would have to answer Guys and Dolls. Other than a slightly dragged out Second Act...it is perfect. Great characters, great songs, great libretto. An all-time favourite.

Akiva

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:34pm

JoeKv99 basically summed it up. G&D is a great show with really fun music. It's one of my favorite shows.

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Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:44pm

Thanks for the GREAT feed back guys!I feel a little better about doing it now..I'll have to rent it.Who is the female lead in the show?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:48pm

Miss Adelaide! What a great part-- If only I were 15 years younger, 150 pounds lighter, could sing, and a woman, I'd kill to do that part!

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Posted: 1/3/05 at 5:51pm

You're goin up against some pretty tough odds there Joe K..Yeah our director is battleing between "My Fair Lady" (BLAH!!Not my favorite musical!) and "Guys and Dolls" I was like NOOOO pick GOOD ones!But I think I'll rent Guys and Dolls..mayb I'll like it!

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 6:09pm

Adelaide is so much fun to play! Out of all the parts I've played, she's my favorite-- "Adelaide's Lament" and "Take Back Your Mink" are loads of fun to perform!

I hope your director chooses G&W!

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Posted: 1/3/05 at 6:11pm

haha so do I BELIEVE ME!!!My Fair Lady just sounds boring!Haha:-P

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Posted: 1/3/05 at 6:11pm

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 06:11 PM

[gettinhep]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 6:14pm

'You're at it again you're running the game,
I'm not going to play second fiddle to that.'

If you are playing Adelaide, I guarantee you won't be second fiddle. She is a marvellous character in a marvellous show.

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 06:14 PM

[Joshua488]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 6:17pm

Miss Adelaide is the STAR of the show, despite the fact that Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown are technically the leads! If Adelaide is played right and has enough talent, she steals the show every time.

I did GUYS AND DOLLS over the summer. I fell in love with the musical. The book is great, the music is exceptional... the most perfect musical you'll come across.

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:34pm

I love this music! I just pulled the CD out again and appreciate it so much more than I did. I'm currently on a G&D kick. It's just fun, great, gorgeous music. Sarah Brown is the technical lead. I knew a girl who didn't get her and was so upset. (she didn't get adelaide either). But, being a character actress, Adelaide is just one of the greatest roles in musical theatre, imo! Sarah is a sweet role, too thoughm if you're a soprano.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:38pm

My Fair Lady's a great show. I was in it this summer (Second Costermonger/Servant's Chorus) and I can honestly say that it was grat. The musical is near flawless and it is so much fun to perform. Ihope I have the opportunity to be in it again.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:11pm

My Fair Lady is one of my all-time favorite, and absolutely not boring. And "perfectly structured" though it may be, I really don't like Guys and Dolls. I know this sounds hypocritical coming from a Sweeney Todd fan, but the values of the show really stink. "Marry the Man Today," anyone?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:12pm

Guys and Dolls is the funnest show I have been in! It was also the favorite amongst family members who were forced to see it every weekend of its run.

[bhmnRENT1]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:54pm

i also got to play miss adelaide and such a fun part. g+d was possibly one of the most fun shows ive been in and its just a great experience and everyone should be in that show at least once i think

[cturtle]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:58pm

BT: sit down! sit down! sit down! sit down! don't rock the MY FAIR LADY boat!

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 9:12pm

yes, plum, the morals are off and I think the audience knows that. There are SO many shows where the girl changes, why not switch it up a little? I think it's just plain fun.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 10:53pm

I was in Guys and Dolls my freshman year... I wanted Sarah at first, but then i knew i would've been more fit for Adelaide... i got a dancer and chorus and stuff. it was ok. the show is good though and the audience loves it.

[CatieElphie1]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 1:41am

sigh.. I USED to like Guys and Dolls.....but then I was in it. A word of advice: if anyone mentions to you the words "Mission Band" RUN. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!! ARGHHHHH
But no, it's not a BAD show, it's just that 4 hour practices...6 days a week, for three months singing Fo-LLOW the FOLD and STRAY no MORE...STRAY no more STRAY no more....
it's good times. But I like my fair lady better. Better female lead. But that's just my opinion.
Good luck