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RE-RELEASED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS
Tread the Boards is delighted to announce that Guys & Dolls will be the society’s 20th production. The Broadway classic has just been re-released for a limited period of 12 months and will be presented at the Whitehall Theatre, Dundee, from September 30th to October 4th 2008.
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon
The improbable mixture of Miss Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army girl and Nathan Detroit, the operator of a floating crap game, gives us the main characters in this award-winning musical set in Times Square, Broadway. Unforgettable numbers include "Luck Be A Lady", “Adelaide’s Lament”, "If I Were A Bell", "A Bushel And A Peck", “I’ve Never Been In Love Before” and "Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat".
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy - considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy – soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll," out to reform the evildoers of Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she's been engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé, desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game.
Everything works out in the end, thanks to the machinations of Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling's hilarious, fast-paced book and Frank Loesser's bright, brassy, immortal score, which takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City. Funny and romantic, “Guys And Dolls” is ideal for audiences and performers of any age.
“This is why Broadway was born!” -Newsweek
"One of the funniest and melodious shows in seasons. Everything about it seems practcially perfect." - Variety
"It's the perfect musical comedy." - Daily News
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MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP WEEKEND
Popular film, TV and stage actor Peter Polycarpou held a musical theatre workshop weekend with Tread the Boards Youth Music Theatre on Saturday, June 14th, and Sunday, June 15th, at Next Generation Club, Monifieth.
The London-based actor has appeared in many West End musicals, including Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the
Opera, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oklahoma! and The Secret Garden. He recently appeared in the play Artefacts at the Brits Off-Broadway Festival, New York, having previously toured the UK with the production. He is about to begin rehearsals for a new musical, Imagine This, which opens in November at the New London Theatre, Drury Lane, recently vacated by the short-lived musical version of Gone With The Wind.
During the intensive two-day workshop, the Tread the Boards company explored the importance of preparing and researching a character, with an emphasis on the correct emotion and acting through song. Peter then introduced a presentation showcase, which was extremely well received by an enthusiastic audience of parents, relatives, friends and invited guests.
The society will also be performing the popular Lionel Bart musical OLIVER! at the Whitehall Theatre, Dundee, from
Tuesday, January 13th, to Saturday, January 17th 2009, nightly at 7.30 p.m.
and Saturday matinee at 2.30 p.m.
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