Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls"

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The Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls" is a classic mid-20th-century musical comedy, renowned for its vibrant depiction of New York gamblers and showgirls and its enduring songs by Frank Loesser.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awarded Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED
basedOn Guys and Dolls (short stories collection) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Damon Runyon NERFINISHED
bookBy Abe Burrows NERFINISHED
Jo Swerling NERFINISHED
composer Frank Loesser NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Miss Adelaide NERFINISHED
Nathan Detroit NERFINISHED
Sarah Brown NERFINISHED
Sky Masterson NERFINISHED
featuresSong A Bushel and a Peck NERFINISHED
Guys and Dolls NERFINISHED
If I Were a Bell NERFINISHED
I’ve Never Been in Love Before NERFINISHED
Luck Be a Lady NERFINISHED
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat NERFINISHED
genre musical comedy
hasBroadwayRevival Guys and Dolls Broadway revival (1976) NERFINISHED
Guys and Dolls Broadway revival (1992) NERFINISHED
Guys and Dolls Broadway revival (2009) NERFINISHED
hasForm two-act musical
hasOrchestrationStyle big-band influenced Broadway orchestration
hasTheme commitment
gambling
redemption
romance
influenced later musical comedies about urban life
language English
lyricist Frank Loesser NERFINISHED
medium live theatre
notableFor enduring songs by Frank Loesser
vibrant depiction of New York gamblers and showgirls
notableSongwriter Frank Loesser NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayCity New York City NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayOpeningYear 1950
originalBroadwayTheatre 46th Street Theatre NERFINISHED
period mid-20th century American musical theatre
productionType commercial Broadway production
setting New York City
settingPeriod mid-20th century
subject gamblers
showgirls
typicalAudience general Broadway audiences
typicalInstrumentation pit orchestra

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Robert Alda notableWork Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls"
Vivian Blaine performedIn Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls"
this entity surface form: Guys and Dolls (Broadway production)
Bierko notableWork Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls"
subject surface form: Craig Bierko
this entity surface form: Guys and Dolls (Broadway revival)