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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