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| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser, 1983 |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls and Other Stories Damon Runyon, 2005 Slick, upbeat and funny, these stories inspired the popular musical and film Guys and Dolls. 'Of all the high players this country ever sees, there is no doubt but that the guy they call the Sky is the highest. He will bet all he has, and nobody can bet any more than this'. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls and Other Writings Damon Runyon, 2008-05-27 From Dave the Dude to Al Capone: a defining collection from the world of Damon Runyon Damon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became one of the leading voices of American popular culture. From sports writing to short fiction, this unique collection offers an eclectic sampling of his extraordinary talent. Here are newspaper pieces, stories- including the last one he ever composed-poetry, and, of course, the Broadway tales for which he is chiefly remembered: Guys and Dolls, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, and others. Featuring works that are impossible to find elsewhere, and Runyon's signature eye for detail-particularly the sounds, smells, and tastes of New York-this book brings an American icon to a new generation of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
| guys and dolls: The Fluid Text John Bryant, 2002 The first coherent theoretical, critical, and editorial approach to the study of literary revision |
| guys and dolls: The Secret Life of the American Musical Jack Viertel, 2016-03-01 New York Times Bestseller: “Both revelatory and entertaining . . . Along the way, Viertel provides some fascinating Broadway history.” —The New York Times Book Review Americans invented musicals—and have a longstanding love affair with them. But what, exactly, is a musical? In this book, longtime theatrical producer and writer Jack Viertel takes them apart, puts them back together, sings their praises, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he shows us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next—by design or by accident, by emulation or by rebellion—from Oklahoma! to Hamilton and onward. Beginning with an overture and concluding with a curtain call, with stops in between for “I Want” songs, “conditional” love songs, production numbers, star turns, and finales, Viertel shows us patterns in the architecture of classic shows and charts the inevitable evolution that has taken place in musical theater as America itself has evolved socially and politically. The Secret Life of the American Musical makes you feel like you’re there in the rehearsal room, the front row, and the offices of theater owners and producers as they pursue their own love affair with that rare and elusive beast—the Broadway hit. “A valuable addition to the theater lover’s bookshelf. . . . fans will appreciate the dips into memoir and Viertel’s takes on original cast albums.” —Publishers Weekly “Even seasoned hands will come away with a clearer understanding of why some shows work while others flop.” —Commentary “A showstopper . . . infectiously entertaining.” —John Lahr, author of Notes on a Cowardly Lion “Thoroughly interesting.” —The A.V. Club “The best general-audience analysis of musical theater I have read in many years.” —The Charlotte Observer “Delightful . . . a little bit history, a little bit memoir, a little bit criticism and, for any theater fan, a whole lot of fun.” —The Dallas Morning News |
| guys and dolls: The Guys and Dolls Book Frank Loesser, 1982 |
| guys and dolls: The White Snake Mary Zimmerman, 2013 Based on an ancient Chinese legend in which a snake spirit transforms herself into a beautiful woman in order to experience the human world. |
| guys and dolls: The Making of Guys and Dolls Keith Garebian, 2002 The latest installment in the widely successful 'Making of The Great Broadway Musicals' series.This book goes behind the scenes of the making of original Broadway Production in 1950. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Damon Runyon, 1992 You can count on Guys and Dolls being revived at least once every ten years, and on and on, probably as long as there is an America. For the stories of Damon Runyon, from which came what many authorities think is the greatest musical ever created, are as American as apple pie. You'll savor the spice and richness in these thirty-two tales, a perfect sampler of the Runyon genius. Here you will read about Runyon's most fabulous - that is to say - Runyonesque characters. Start with Broadway Complex, featuring a doll named Miss Florentine Fayette and such assorted guys as Bib Nig the crap shooter, Regret the horse player, Upstate Red, and Nathan Detroit, who runs the crap tables. In The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown, the story that directly inspired Guys and Dolls, you'll meet Obadiah Sky Masterson, a crap shooter of some repute, Brandy Bottle Bates, and Miss Sarah Brown, one of the most beautiful young dolls anybody ever seen on Broadway, and especially as a mission worker. Go on and savor such classic stories as Little Miss Marker, which became Shirley Temple's first movie; A Piece of Pie, starring possibly the greatest eater alive, Nicely-Nicely Jones; Blood Pressure, an encounter with the likes of Rusty Charley, Sleepout Sam Levinsky, and Lone Louie from Harlem; and Situation Wanted, starring Asleep, a guy madly in love with Miss Anna Lark, who dances behind bubbles at the Starlight restaurant. A made-up cast of thousands comes out of the fertile mind of Damon Runyon In stories that will make you smile and giggle and yearn for the Broadway that was. |
| guys and dolls: Up in the Cheap Seats Ron Fassler, 2018-01-26 Actor and theatre aficionado Ron Fassler recalls his upbringing on Broadway, in conversation with Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Bette Midler, Sheldon Harnick, James Earl Jones, Austin Pendleton, Ken Howard, Hal Linden, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander and Mike Nichols among many others. |
| guys and dolls: A Fan's Notes Frederick Exley, 1988-08-12 This fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, traces a self professed failure's nightmarish decent into the underside of American life and his resurrection to the wisdom that emerges from despair. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls and Other Writings Damon Runyon, 2008-05-27 From Dave the Dude to Al Capone: a defining collection from the world of Damon Runyon Damon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became one of the leading voices of American popular culture. From sports writing to short fiction, this unique collection offers an eclectic sampling of his extraordinary talent. Here are newspaper pieces, stories- including the last one he ever composed-poetry, and, of course, the Broadway tales for which he is chiefly remembered: Guys and Dolls, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, and others. Featuring works that are impossible to find elsewhere, and Runyon's signature eye for detail-particularly the sounds, smells, and tastes of New York-this book brings an American icon to a new generation of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
| guys and dolls: Where's Charley? Frank Loesser, 1983-03 A musical of the Victorian age, set in Oxford, presenting a suvey of the etiquette and social graces of that time. |
| guys and dolls: Everybody Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2018-06-18 This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery—the meaning of living. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser, 1978 |
| guys and dolls: Wolf Play Hansol Jung, 2021-04-30 What if I said I am not what you think you see? A southpaw boxer is on the verge of their pro debut when their wife signs the adoption papers for a Korean boy. The boy's original adoptive father was all set to hand him over to a new home... until he realizes the boy would have no “dad.” Caught in the middle, the child launches himself in a lone wolf's journey of finding a pack he can call his own. Wolf Play is a mischievous and affecting new play about the families we choose and unchoose. It is published in Methuen Drama's Lost Plays series, celebrating new plays that had productions postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the global shutdown of theatre spaces. |
| guys and dolls: I Love You! A Bushel & A Peck Frank Loesser, 2007-11-27 A bushel! And a peck! A barrel! And a heap! Mutual affection grows between two flirty ducklings as they bill and coo around the farmyard in Rosemary Wells's young and sassy interpretation of a beloved Frank Loesser song. This calls for hugs around the neck while reading, so be sure to share it with someone special. |
| guys and dolls: William's Doll Charlotte Zolotow, 1985-05-01 More than anything, William wants a doll. Don't be a creep, says his brother. Sissy, sissy, chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too. |
| guys and dolls: Damon Runyon Omnibus Damon Runyon, 2021-11-09 The 'Damon Runyon Omnibus' is a collection of short stories by Damon Runyon, a prominent American writer known for his distinctive style of writing in the early 20th century. Runyon's stories are characterized by their witty dialogue, colorful characters, and vivid descriptions of urban life, particularly in New York City. The book offers a glimpse into the world of gamblers, hustlers, and showgirls, all portrayed with Runyon's signature blend of humor and sentimentality. Through his stories, Runyon captures the essence of the Prohibition era and the complex interactions of the city's diverse population. Each tale is expertly crafted, highlighting Runyon's skill as a storyteller and his keen observation of human nature. Fans of classic American literature will appreciate the timeless charm and wit found in this collection. With a keen eye for detail and a unique narrative voice, Damon Runyon's 'Omnibus' is a must-read for those seeking a glimpse into the colorful and vibrant world of early 20th century America. |
| guys and dolls: Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything Kevin Cook, 2010-11-22 Capturing the spirit of a freewheeling era, this rollicking biography brings to life the gambler-hero who inspired Guys and Dolls. Born in a log cabin in the Ozarks, Alvin Titanic Thompson (1892-1974) traveled with his golf clubs, a .45 revolver, and a suitcase full of cash. He won and lost millions playing cards, dice, golf, pool, and dangerous games of his own invention. He killed five men and married five women, each one a teenager on her wedding day. He ruled New York's underground craps games in the 1920s and was Damon Runyon's model for slick-talking Sky Masterson. Dominating the links in the pre-PGA Tour years, Thompson may have been the greatest golfer of his time, teeing up with Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, and Ray Floyd. He also traded card tricks with Houdini, conned Al Capone, lost a million to Minnesota Fats and then teamed up with Fats and won it all back. A terrific read for anyone who has ever laid a bet, Titanic Thompson recaptures the colorful times of a singular figure: America's original road gambler. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls [DVD Recording] , 1952 Includes scrapbook/booklet. |
| guys and dolls: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Frank Loesser, 1962 |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser, 1994-03 |
| guys and dolls: Money from Home Damon Runyon, 1935 |
| guys and dolls: More Guys and Dolls Damon Runyon, 1951 |
| guys and dolls: Guy Stuff Cara Familian Natterson, 2017 This book will provide you with the answers that will help you take care of yourself better, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between. With tips, how-tos, and facts from a real pediatrician, it's the perfect book to help you learn about your body's changes.-- Amazon.com. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Natalie Daise, 1997 Kevin, Sara, and Shaina use found objects to make dolls and a doll bed. |
| guys and dolls: The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book , 1996 How much did Munchkins get paid? What great cultural institution stands on the site where West Side Story was filmed? Who was first considered for the role of Mary Poppins? The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book spins out revelation after revelation with entertaining answers to intriguing questions that will test the wits of even the most die-hard musical fan. |
| guys and dolls: Marie and Rosetta George Brant, 2017 Bringing fierce guitar playing and swing to gospel music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a legend in her time and a huge influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and Ray Charles. Marie and Rosetta chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in musical history. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls , 1960 |
| guys and dolls: Clue , 2022 |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls , 1964 |
| guys and dolls: Frank Loesser Thomas L. Riis, 2015-07 Perhaps best remembered as the writer and composer of the ever-popular Guys and Dolls and the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Frank Loesser was one of the great songwriters of the twentieth century. Lyricist of over 700 songs--among them such cherished favorites as Baby, It's Cold Outside, Once in Love with Amy, and I Believe in You--his work has received both Tony and Academy Awards. Here Thomas L. Riis, in a deeply informed and lively discussion of Loesser's life and musical career, presents a critical look at one of the most important--though often overshadowed--Broadway composers. Immensely prolific and a personally magnetic man, Loesser was a major figure during the Broadway golden age that included Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Bernstein. Riis traces Loesser's early career as a Hollywood songwriter and a noted contributor to the war effort. He discusses in depth each of Loesser's musicals and provides a look at the legacy of a man admired as a mentor who inspired dozens of assistants, protégés, young songwriters, novice singer-actors, and aspiring producers. This book offers a concise look at Loesser's life along with an engaging examination of the totality of his works. |
| guys and dolls: She Kills Monsters Qui Nguyen, 2012 A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly's Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly's refuge. In this high octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. |
| guys and dolls: Bubbling Brown Sugar Loften Mitchell, 1985 BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR tells the story of Harlem in its Golden Years. Taking many of the great songs from the era, Loften Mitchell weaves an ebullient tale of a time gone by. This musical, which started a whole wave of Broadway shows by and about black composers, had its beginnings at Rosetta LeNoire's Amas Rep. It then moved on to a lengthy run on Broadway, London's West End, and both national and European tours. ... [a] really fizzy musical revue ... recreates the night life of the 1920s - when they drank 'scotch in teacups' and bathtub gin - and the 1930s, from downtown speakeasies to the Savoy Ballroom and Small's Paradise uptown ... the songs here are standards, not only extolling the oeuvres of Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Eubie Blake, among others, but also epitomizing their essence. Finally, the finale, 'It Don't Mean a Thing, ' which is performed by the company, is fabulous. -Alvin Klein, The New York Times |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser, 1994-03 (Easy Piano Vocal Selections). 12 songs from the Broadway standard, including: Adelaide's Lament * 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. |
| guys and dolls: New York Magazine , 1992-05-04 New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea. |
| guys and dolls: Snowflake Mike Bartlett, 2019 'Because Christmas. Well... That's when they say people come home.' Andy loves nostalgic television, pints down the pub, and listening to the whole album from beginning to end. His daughter, Maya, wears good shoes, likes good arguments, and has a secret plan to bring down the government. The trouble is, three years ago Maya left home, and they haven't spoken since. But this Christmas, she might be coming back. Andy knows she's going to stay. Maya knows she's not. Mike Bartlett's play Snowflake is an epic story about generational conflict, fathers and daughters, and whether we're living in the best or worst of times. It premiered at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, in 2018, and was revived at Kiln Theatre, London, in 2019, directed by Clare Lizzimore--Summary. |
| guys and dolls: Berlin Contemporary Julia Walker, 2024-06-27 For years following reunification, Berlin was the largest construction site in Europe, with striking new architecture proliferating throughout the city in the 1990s and early 2000s. Among the most visible and the most contested of the new projects were those designed for the national government and its related functions. Berlin Contemporary explores these buildings and plans, tracing their antecedents while also situating their iconic forms and influential designers within the spectacular world of global contemporary architecture. Close studies of these sites, including the Reichstag, the Chancellery, and the reconstruction of the Berlin Stadtschloss (now known as the Humboldt Forum), demonstrate the complexity of Berlin's political and architectural “rebuilding”-and reveal the intricate historical negotiations that architecture was summoned to perform. |
| guys and dolls: Guys and Dolls Damon Runyon, 1992-06 Slick, upbeat and funny, these stories inspired the popular musical and film Guys and Dolls. 'Of all the high players this country ever sees, there is no doubt but that the guy they call the Sky is the highest. He will bet all he has, and nobody can bet any more than this'. |
Guys and Dolls - Wikipedia
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" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are …
Guys and Dolls (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent
Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, and a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow …
Guys and Dolls (1955) - IMDb
Guys and Dolls: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine. In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to …
Guys and Dolls - Music Theatre International
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics …
Guys and Dolls | The Shows | Broadway: The American Musical …
After its opening in November 1950, “Guys and Dolls” became one of Broadway’s most enduring successes, running 1,200 performances and enjoying successful revivals all over the world,...
Guys and Dolls Story - Broadway.com
It tells the overlapping stories of high-roller Sky Masterson, who falls in love with mission worker Sarah Brown, and lovable rapscallion Nathan Detroit, engaged...
Guys and Dolls - The Guide to Musical Theatre
Guys and Dolls A musical fable of Broadway in two acts based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling: Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser 46th Street …
Guys and Dolls: Musical Info & Synopsis - Theatre Trip
Guys and Dolls is set in the bustling streets of New York City and follows two gamblers – Nathan Detroit, who needs to find a place for his floating craps game, and Sky Masterson, who is looking …
Guys and Dolls - Frank Loesser
Set in the colorful world of New York City in the mid 20th century, the romantic and funny “Guys And Dolls” is populated with gangsters and gamblers, missionary dolls and scantily clad …
Guys and Dolls (musical) | Broadway Musical Theatre Wiki | Fandom
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" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are …
Guys and Dolls - Wikipedia
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" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, …
Guys and Dolls (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent
Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, and a showgirl dreaming of the …
Guys and Dolls (1955) - IMDb
Guys and Dolls: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine. In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a …
Guys and Dolls - Music Theatre International
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including …
Guys and Dolls | The Shows | Broadway: The American Musical | PBS
After its opening in November 1950, “Guys and Dolls” became one of Broadway’s most enduring successes, running 1,200 performances and enjoying successful revivals all over the world,...
