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Congratulations to Stages St. Louis! On March 22, the theatre won six Kevin Kline awards, including a tie for Outstanding Production of a Musical with their productions of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and GUYS & DOLLS. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE also took awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (for David Schmittou), Outstanding Supporting [...]
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“Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat” from Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ GUYS & DOLLS is the kind of show-stopping number that audiences eagerly await. Often occuring towards the end of the second act, these numbers are commonly referred to as “11 o’clock numbers,” since, in a lengthy Broadway show, such numbers would be performed [...]
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Many of Frank Loesser’s male characters experience an inexplicable urge to keep moving from place to place, without any obligations tying them down. From the gamblers and their floating craps game in GUYS & DOLLS to Joe’s beautiful ode to wandering in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA to Finch’s avoidance of Rosemary’s domestic intentions as he [...]
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Gambling features prominently in Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows’ musical, GUYS & DOLLS. Finding a safe location for the floating crap game drives much of the story – as does Sky’s bet that he’ll take Sarah Brown, one of the Mission workers, to Havana. But gambling is also an underlying theme of the [...]
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“Knowing Frank Loesser was a rare and rewarding experience for many reasons,” writer Cynthia Lindsay explains, “but the most important was that no matter who and what you were, he made you better. Whether it was your talent, your humor, your confidence in yourself, you came away from him more creative, funnier, more perceptive about [...]
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Guys and Dolls Special Feature Part 1 Damon Runyon is one of those legendary figures in American history that remains larger than life even to this day. This newspaper reporter, short-story writer and humorist captured the essence of New York City’s Times Square through his depiction of its colorful and sometimes rough inhabitants. In so [...]
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The future is bright for a new crop of high school actors currently performing their hearts out on stages all across New Jersey. What’s their motivation? How about winning the High School equivalent of a ‘Tony’ Award at a statewide competition? Enter The Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards. Part of a statewide initiative to [...]
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On March 2nd at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre, the curtain opened on the latest revival of the classic musical comedy, GUYS AND DOLLS. One of the most beloved musicals of all time, GUYS AND DOLLS brings to life Damon Runyon’s madcap New York City replete with its rough-and-tumble gangsters, colorful gamblers and sassy showgirls. GUYS AND [...]
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GUYS AND DOLLS – Frank Loesser’s hilarious musical tale of two New York couples betting on love despite the odds – is back home on Broadway ina swingin’ new production directed by two-time Tony® winner DES McANUFF (Jersey Boys). Now friends of MTI can save up to $50 on tickets with this very special offer. [...]
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