Production Info

Previews: November 22, 1950 (2 previews)
Opening November 24, 1950
Closing: November 28, 1953
Length of Run: 1200 performances on Broadway; Additional performances in Washington, D. C.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Market: Broadway
Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

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... Staging	George S. Kaufman
... Dances and Musical Numbers	Michael Kidd

Cast

... Nicely-Nicely Johnson	Stubby Kaye
... Benny Southstreet	Johnny Silver
... Sarah Brown	Isabel Bigley
... Arvide Abernathy	Pat Rooney, Sr.
... Harry the Horse	Tom Pedi
... Lieut. Brannigan	Paul Reed
... Nathan Detroit	Sam Levene
... Miss Adelaide	Vivian Blaine
... Sky Masterson	Robert Alda
... Big Jule	B. S. Pully

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... Orchestra
Opening (Runyonland) .... Ensemble
Fugue for Tinhorns .... Nicely-Nicely, Benny and Rusty Charlie
Follow the Fold .... Sarah, Arvide and Mission Band
The Oldest Established .... Nathan, Nicely-Nicely, Benny and Ensemble
I'll Know .... Sarah and Sky
A Bushel and a Peck .... Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide's Lament .... Adelaide
Guys and Dolls .... Nicely-Nicely and Benny
Havana .... Ensemble
If I Were a Bell .... Sarah
My Time of Day .... Sky
I've Never Been in Love Before .... Sky and Sarah

Act Two

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
Take Back Your Mink .... Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide's Lament (Reprise) .... Adelaide
More I Cannot Wish You .... Arvide
The Crap Game Dance .... Ensemble
Luck Be a Lady .... Sky and Crap Shooters
Sue Me .... Adelaide and Nathan
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat .... Nicely-Nicely and Ensemble
Follow the Fold (Reprise) .... Mission Meeting Group
Marry the Man Today .... Adelaide and Sarah
Guys and Dolls (Reprise) .... Entire Company

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Trivia & History

The production closed down on Broadway from June 29 through August 22, 1953. During that time, the company played at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. On August 24, the production reopened on Broadway, back as the 46th Street Theatre.