“Guys and Dolls” will be performed from Feb. 6 to 8 at Jamesville DeWitt High School. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 and are available online at jdmusic.ticketleap.com or in person a half hour before curtain.
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, “Guys and Dolls” ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
“Guys and Dolls” features classic show tunes such as “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”
The cast includes:
Nathan Detroit – Ari Tzetzis
Miss Adelaide – Emma DeForest
Sky Masterson – Teddy Mulvihill
Sarah Brown – Emily Ninestein
Nicely Nicely Johnson – Kai Gesek
Benny Southwest – Emma Velardi
Rusty Charlie – Nathan Warren-Faricy
Harry the Horse – Christian McVicker
Big Jule – Abigail Morgan
Lieutenant Brannigan – Trey Romano
Joey Biltmore and Master of Cermonies – Yuval Kelchner
Angie the Ox – Becca Fitzgerald
General Matilda Cartwright – Alethea Shirilan-Howlett
Arvide Abernathy – Samuel Phillips
Agatha – Chloe Parratt
Martha – Michelle Tanchak
Calvin – Jessica Gow
Hot Box Dancers include:
Libby Blair Khani Cossa, Kyra McDevitt, Mena Coles-Carruthers, Jenna Law, Nicole Meskos, Joanna Meskos, and Ava Harle.
The cast is rounded out by a high-energy ensemble who make up the residents of the city: Ella Brann, Elizabeth Brault, Elena Brown, Anka Chiorini, Meghan Culligan, Christian Fuller, Adrianna Giruzzi, Bella Impellizzeri, Emma Kravec, Stephanie Lynne, Sadie Mahan, Olivia Pontello, and Emma Villa.
Pit Orchestra includes:
Katie Bates
Keenan Brodey
May Dolphin
Lily Dovciak
Jadon Etuale
Grace Feng
Sarah Feng
Elena Fitzgerald
Maggie Frank
Alex Gorgi
Will Guisbond
Kasia Kirnie
Sarah Kornfeld
Ryan Lee
Lanya Liebler-Bendix
Alec McVearry
Macy Militi
Emilia Muradova
Sabina Muradova
Aidan Nabinger
Ciara O’Donnell
Ben Oppedisano
Max Oppedisano
Kira Pawletko
Madie Phillips
Caleb Porter
Selena Relihan
David Scibilia
Ally Skovron
Evelyn Tao
Teddy Todorov
Allesio Vega
Addie Weldum
Katie White
Alice Yi
Student production crew includes:
Stage Manager – Josh Hillers
Assistant Stage Manager – Kali Leslie
Lighting Board Operator – Jordan Ristau
Sound Board Operator – Bre Tyler
Other crew members:
Pierce Wenner
Jacob Barry
Trishma Nafri
Jaden Clemons-Butenko
Alexa Clemons-Butenko
Morgan Moracco
Meghan Christian
Andrej Dovciak
Ryan Wolfanger
Emma Sullivan
Katie Sullivan
Emma Burr
Elizabeth Tollar
Charlie Miller
Xavier Albanese
Maeve Murphy
Emily Gorczynski
Director and Choreographer – Kelsie Deyo
Vocal Music Direction – Jesstina Drake
Instrumental music direction – Daniel Blumenthal
Musical Producer – Jordan Berger
Technical and lighting designer – Dr. Brian Rieger; Sound Designer – Dylan Spencer
Set Design – Kelsie Deyo, Brian Rieger, and Jeff Loan ; Set construction – Jeff Loan; Set painting – Jacob Brodsky
Costumes – Kathryn Rauch.
