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Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure" – two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories – most notably "Pick the Winner".
The premiere on Broadway was in 1950. It ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
Guys and Dolls was selected as the winner of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. However, because of writer Abe Burrows' troubles with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the Trustees of Columbia University vetoed the selection, and no Pulitzer for Drama was awarded that year.
Music By - Frank Loesser | Stage Date - 1950
Frank Loesser : Guys and Dolls 12 vocal selections from the Broadway staple, including: Adelaide's Lament - A Bushel and a Peck - Fugue for Tinhorns - Guys and Dolls - I've Never Been in Love Before - If I Were a Bell - Luck Be a Lady - Sit down You're Rockin' the Boat - and more. Songlist: Adelaide's Lament, A Bushel And A Peck, Fugue For Tinhorns, Guys And Dolls, I'll Know, I've Never Been In Love Before, If I Were A Bell, Luck Be A Lady, More I Cannot Wish You, Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat, Sue Me, Take Back Your Mink ![]() |
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