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Guys and Dolls, 1950

Opened November 24, 1950

Closed November 28, 1953

1,200 performances

Richard Rodgers Theatre

Original

Broadway

5 Tony Awards

Guys and Dolls
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Of the productions that opened in the 1950s, this had the 5th longest run.

Other stagings of Guys and Dolls 4 more

1955
City CenterBroadway Revival, directed by Philip Mathias
31 performances
1976
Broadway TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Billy Wilson
239 performances
1992
Martin Beck TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Jerry Zaks
1,143 performances
2009
Nederlander TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Des McAnuff
121 performances

Who was in it83 named

Forrest Bonshire
Geraldine Delaney
Charles Drake
Tony Gardell
Bern Hoffman
Lee Joyce
Beverly Lawrence
Marcia Maier
Christine Matsios
Paul Migan
Joe Milan
Carl Nicholas
Margery Oldroyd
Netta Packer
Harry Lee Rogers
Don Russell
Hal Saunders
Bud Schwab
Earle Styres
Beverly Tassoni
Merritt Thompson
Ruth Vernon
Tom Ahearne
Lance Avant
Ralph Beaumont
Lynn Bernay
Gene Carrons
Neil Chirico
Conchita del Rivero
Donn Driver
Bob Evans
Ralph Farnworth
Paul Gannon
Louise Golden
Suzanne Hanson
Susan Hight
Jack Konzal
Jan Kovak
Alicia Krug
Al Lanti
Ralph Linn
Dell Markee
Maureen Mcnalley
Scott Merrill
Philip Nasta
Al Nesor
Maria Novotna
Julie Oshins
Joan Petrone
Jack Prince
Toni Reynolds
Tom Rieder
Loretta Rossi
Jeanne Schlegel
Michael Scrittorale
Norwood Smith
Ann Sparkman
Harriet Talbot
Pat Turner
Arthur Ulisse
Kenneth Urmston
Ben Vargas
Marc West
Iva Withers
Gretchen Wyler

Creative team

Choreographer
Michael Kidd
Producer
Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin

Tony Awards 5 from 5 nominations

Best Musical
Won

Recordings 1 released while this run was on

1950
Guys and Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway
Guys and Dolls: A Musical Fable of Broadway Decca Records DL 8036, released 1950
United States

15 more exist for other runs of this show: see Guys and Dolls for all of them.

Around this production

A Musical Fable of BroadwayGUYS AND DOLLS A Musical Fable Of BroadwayOne of the finest modern-day musical comedies.

John Chapman in the Daily News quoted a line from Guys and Dolls that summed up the occasion: “It all seems a horrible dream.”

Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals the Dan Dietz, p. 130

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