GUYS AND DOLLS AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE NEXT WEEKStarring Richard Fleeshman, Maxwell Caulfield and Louise Dearman
Following critical acclaim and announcing an extension in the West End, the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Guys and Dolls is heading to Yorkshire, booked for Leeds Grand Theatre next week – Tuesday 24thto Saturday 28th May.
Casting for the tour includes Richard Fleeshman (Coronation Street, Ghost the Musical, Call the Midwife) as Sky Masterson, Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, Emmerdale, The Colbys) as Nathan Detroit, Louise Dearman(Wicked, Evita) as Adelaide and Anna O’Byrne (Love Never Dies) as Sarah Brown.
Nathan Detroit is desperate: he needs money for an illegal dice game, and he needs it fast; he has been engaged to nightclub singer Miss Adelaide for 14 years and her patience running out. Enter notorious gambler Sky Masterson, a guy who can never turn down a bet, and straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown, a doll with a heart of ice. Nathan’s wager is that Sky has to romance Sarah by taking her to Havana for dinner and in return he’ll provide a dozen ‘sinners’ for Sarah’s mission. Surely this is one bet Nathan absolutely can’t lose?
A joyous and vibrant celebration of Prohibition-era New York, Guys and Dolls first premiered on Broadway in 1950 and captured the optimism and energy of post-World War Two America. This hugely popular and multi award-winning musical, based on the colourful stories by American journalist Damon Runyon renowned for his vivid fictional depictions of the gamblers, hustlers and nightclub singers of New York, features some of Broadway’s greatest musical numbers including ‘My Time of Day’, ‘Luck be a Lady’ and the show-stopping ‘Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat’. Guys and Dolls is directed by Gordon Greenberg with choreography by Cuban dancer and former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright whose credits include Chichester Festival Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain.
Guys and Dolls is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th May
Tickets are on sale now priced from £23 to £49.50
Book online at leedsgrandtheatre.com or call Box Office on 0844 848 2700