Guys and Dolls Jr

St Joseph's Academy performing arts students, proudly present 'Guys and Dolls'.

Guys and Dolls JR. features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, and is based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls JR. follows Salvation Army crusaders and high rollers from the streets of Times Square to Havana and back again. Nathan Detroit, who is permanently engaged to psychosomatic showgirl Miss Adelaide, may be forced to fold Detroit’s Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game unless he wins a bet from slick high roller Sky Masterson. When Sky gambles that he can woo any “doll” Nathan counters that Sky will not be able to convince an upright (but uptight) missionary named Sarah to go to Havana with him. At first, Sarah easily resists the rakish Sky, but eventually both Sky and Sarah teach each other a lesson on winning. “From Sky Masterson, Miss Adelaide and Sarah, to their fellow gamblers, performers and crusaders, Guys and Dolls JR. is filled with so many well-loved characters. We applaud St Joseph's Academy pupils for their hard work in creating the world of this musical and the characters that populate it. We think they deserve a standing ovation from the community for all of their work,” says Cohen.