Armidale Drama & Musical Society

'Guys and Dolls'

 

Arts Theatre, UNE - May/June 1998

Stage Direction by Neil Horton
Musical Direction by Bruce Menzies
Produced by Donna Wainohu
Choreography by Adele Brownlow

A musical fable of Broadway based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon. Book by Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows. Music and lyrics Frank Loesser. By arrangement with Warner-Chappell Music.

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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act 1

Scene 1: Broadway.
'Fugue For Tinhorns' - Nicely-Nicely, Benny and Rusty Charlie
'Follow The Fold' - Mission Group
'The Oldest Established' - Nathan, Nicely-Nicely, Benny and Ensemble

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Scene 2: Interior of the Save-A-Soul Mission.
'I’ll know' - Sarah and Sky 

Scene 3: A Phone Booth.

Scene 4: The Hot Box Nightclub.
'A Bushel And A Peck' - Adelaide and The Hot Box Dolls
'Adelaide’s Lament' - Adelaide

Scene 5: Off Broadway.
'Guys and Dolls' - Nathan, Nicely-Nicely and Benny

Scene 6: Exterior of the Mission. Noon, the next day. 

Scene 7: Off Broadway.

Scene 8: Havana, Cuba.
'Havana' - Ensemble

Scene 9: Outside el Café Cubano. Immediately following.
'If I Were A Bell' - Sarah

Scene 10: Exterior of Mission.
'My Time Of Day' - Sky
'I’ve Never Been In Love Before' - Sarah and Sky

Act 2

Scene 1: The Hot Box Nightclub.
'Take Back Your Mink' - Adelaide and The Hot Box Dolls
'Adelaide’s Lament' (reprise) - Adelaide

Scene 2: Off Broadway.
'More I Cannot Wish You' - Arvide 

Scene 3: The Crap Game.
'Luck Be A Lady' - Sky and The Crapshooters

Scene 4: Off Broadway.
'Sue Me' - Nathan and Adelaide

Scene 5: Interior Of The Save-A-Soul Mission.
'Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat' - Nicely-Nicely and Ensemble
'Follow The Fold' (reprise) - Mission Meeting Group

Scene 6: Near Times Square.
'Marry The Man Today' - Adelaide and Sarah

Scene 7: Broadway.
'Guys and Dolls' (reprise) - Entire Company

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

It has given me great pleasure to direct the Armidale Musical Society’s 1998 production of “Guys and Dolls”. This musical has been a particular favourite of mine since performing the role of Sky Masterson in the Glen Innes Arts Councils production in 1991. Its blend of comic characters, memorable songs and witty script has been described as the quintessential American Musical comedy.

As this has been only my second year in Armidale, I have had to rely heavily on the long standing society members to guide me around the way the Armidale Musical Society operates, and for this I’m extremely grateful. I would particularly like to thank Donna Wainohu, our producer, for making sure all those little things that often get missed, were done, as well as lending suggestion when ideas for staging were short on the ground. I would also like to thank Bruce Menzies, as ever an exacting task master, but one who brings out the best musically in everyone.

Our choreographer, Adele Brownlow, has done marvelous things with the numbers she has staged and we have been extremely lucky to have a person of her considerable talents. There are of course many other people who have worked above and beyond the call of duty and I am indebted to them immensely.I hope you enjoy tonight’s presentation as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing it to you. If we stir in you some latent theatrical yearning to participate - please fulfil it and join us next year to make the Armidale Musical Society stronger than ever.