A big musical to finish off my theatrical 2015 and, after
Gypsy, another Chichester
hit settles into the Savoy for a limited run (it has to be limited because one of
the stars will be
otherwise engaged for much of next year.) In Frank Loesser (music
and lyrics,) Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows' (book) adaptation of Damon Runyon short
stories,
Guys and Dolls, the less salubrious side of Broadway is addicted to
all-night gambling despite the law cracking down hard on it. Nathan Detroit (David
Haig) runs a floating craps game* but the police clampdown has made suitable venues
hard to find, and the garage where he hopes to hold the next game is demanding an
advance of $1000 he doesn't have. But as luck would have it, high-rolling gambler
Sky Masterson (Jamie Parker) has just returned to New York, and Nathan happens to
know he can't resist an unusual bet.
