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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" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also
borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most
notably "Pick the Winner." Premiering on Broadway in 1950, it ran for
1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and has had
several Broadway revivals as well as West End productions.
The musical premiered on Broadway at the 46th Street
Theatre on November 24, 1950. It ran for 1,200 performances, winning
five 1951 Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. Decca
Records issued an original cast recording on LP; it was later reissued
on CD by MCA.
The West End premiere opened at the London Coliseum on May 28, 1953 and ran for 555 performances.
A 1955 film starred Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The show has had numerous revivals and tours and has become a popular choice for school and community theatre productions
CAST LIST
Nicely-Nicely
Johnson ……………………………...........……….. Cooper Farrell
Benny Southstreet
…………………………………..……………..Brady Richards
Rusty
Charlie………………………………………………..…… Dan Smeriglio
Sarah Brown …………………………………
Kayleigh Decker/Zoe Hamberger
ArvideAbernathy
……………………………………………………. Matt Fischer
Agatha
…………………………………………….…………… Anna Rimlinger
Harry the Horse ………………….………………………………….. Alex
Harvey
Lt. Brannigan …………………………………………………...………. Matt Butt
Nathan Detroit…………………………………………….………… Brian Gilbert
Angie the Ox …………………………………..…………………… Jerry Wang
Miss Adelaide …………………………….……… Elysse Camacho/Maddie Zins
Sky Masterson
……………………………………….….…. Stephen Henderson
Joey Biltmore
………………………………………….…..………..Gian Tavares
Mimi
…………………………………………………….…..……….Nicole Malen
General Matilda B. Cartwright …...…………..……….………….Rachel Hanon
Big Jule …………………………………………….………………… Ben Bott
Master of Ceremonies
……………………………………………….. Richard Gil
Drunk ……………………………………………………………… Neil Alburg
Waiter
…………………………………..………………..…………… Zuhair Riaz
Hot Box Girls: Katie
Clancy, Courtney Coleman, Claire Fremuth, ToriFyock, Christy Haller, Kelly
Laynor, Nicole Malen, KyleenMogavero, Sydney Morales, Leah Malakoff, Gabby
Nagle, Alyssa Pacione, Maddie Rodrigue, Kendall Smith, Laynna Watson (Elysse
Camacho/MaddieZins)
Mission Band: Lisa Alonso, Alieen Amador, Bret Caples,
Tara Shafer, Anna Wehr , Victoria Wesley (Kayleigh Decker/ZoeHamberger)
Ensemble: Anna
Mateo, Betsy Burnett, Esi Abercrombie, Jackie Berges, Christina Green, Rhesa Davis, AylaHoffheiser, Jenny Olenick,
Leeza Malachevsky, Carey McDonald, Bria Muse-Spears, Ikenna Nicolas, Madhu Parigi,
Maria Pines, Josh Altenburg, Alan Cheung, Ian Fyock, Ryan Hermstein, Ted
Kuligowski, John Quinn, TJ Talcott
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