Guys and Dolls was a 20th century Earth musical about petty criminals and professional gamblers in New York City. Maggie Thompson's father used to sing one of the songs from the musical, "Bushel and a Peck," to his daughter. (TOS novel: The Captain's Daughter) During his horse-themed filibuster to the Romulan troops on Obsidian, Leonard McCoy quoted another song from the musical, "Fugue for Tinhorns". (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)
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| - Guys and Dolls was a 20th century Earth musical about petty criminals and professional gamblers in New York City. Maggie Thompson's father used to sing one of the songs from the musical, "Bushel and a Peck," to his daughter. (TOS novel: The Captain's Daughter) During his horse-themed filibuster to the Romulan troops on Obsidian, Leonard McCoy quoted another song from the musical, "Fugue for Tinhorns". (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)
- is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. It also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick the Winner". It ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and has had several Broadway revivals as well as several West End productions.
- Guys and Dolls is a production, and this is a general overview of that production.
- Guys and Dolls is a 1950 musical comedy with lyrics by by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It was based heavily on two short stories by Damon Runyon, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", with smaller elements from his other stories. The original Broadway production was nominated for five Tony awards, winning all of them, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Robert Alda as Sky Masterson). Most famous song is "Luck Be a Lady", with "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" in a close second.
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| - Guys and Dolls was a 20th century Earth musical about petty criminals and professional gamblers in New York City. Maggie Thompson's father used to sing one of the songs from the musical, "Bushel and a Peck," to his daughter. (TOS novel: The Captain's Daughter) During his horse-themed filibuster to the Romulan troops on Obsidian, Leonard McCoy quoted another song from the musical, "Fugue for Tinhorns". (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)
- is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. It also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick the Winner". It ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and has had several Broadway revivals as well as several West End productions.
- Guys and Dolls is a production, and this is a general overview of that production.
- Guys and Dolls is a 1950 musical comedy with lyrics by by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It was based heavily on two short stories by Damon Runyon, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", with smaller elements from his other stories. The original Broadway production was nominated for five Tony awards, winning all of them, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Robert Alda as Sky Masterson). The plot centers on Sky Masterson, a chronic high-rolling gambler, and Sarah Brown, a mission worker in New York City. When fellow gambler Nathan Detroit finds himself in need of $1,000, Nathan bets Sky he cannot get Sarah to go to Havana with him. Hilarity Ensues. Other players include Adelaide, Nathan's long-suffering long-time fiancee, Sarah's uncle Arvide, and an ensemble of gamblers hanging around Nathan including Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, and Harry the Horse. Most famous song is "Luck Be a Lady", with "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" in a close second. Adapted into a movie in 1955, with Marlon Brando as Sky, and Frank Sinatra as Nathan.
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