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Frank Loesser - Guys and Dolls

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23/07/2016

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Frank Loesser - Guys and Dolls

Mandy Patinkin and Claire Moore star in Frank Loesser's musical set in the 1920s.

Mandy Patinkin and Claire Moore star in Frank Loesser's musical set in the 1920s. Introduced by Sheridan Morley. From July 1994.

Broadway star Mandy Patinkin, Claire Moore, John Challis and Anita Dobson star in an exclusive, complete BBC recording of Frank Loesser's 1950's musical. Introduced by Sheridan Morley.

Set in a New York alive with gamblers, cops, nightclub performers and members of the Salvation Army, the score includes 'Adelaide's Lament', 'Luck Be a Lady' and 'Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat'. A gambler in need of cash bets he can make any girl go to Havana with him. But his pals pick a girl at the Save a Soul Mission in need of recruiting sinners to her cause. 

The all-time Broadway classic ran for 1200 performances and won a Tony Award for Best Musical. Music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser based on stories by Damon Runyon, with a book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling. 

Starring Mandy Patinkin as Sky Masterson, Claire Moore as Sarah Brown, John Challis as Nathan Detroit, Anita Dobson as Adelaide, Patrick Clancy as Nicely Nicely Johnson, Michael Cahill as Benny Southstreet, Stephen Hill as Rusty Charlie, Matt Zimmerman as Harry the Horse, James Smillie as Big Jule, Don Fellows as Arvid Abernathy, Pamela Cundell as General Cartwright, Peter Harding as Lt Brannigan/Narrator and David Kelsey as Joey Biltmore. 

With the Stephen Hill Singers and the BBC Concert Orchestra led by Cynthia Fleming and conducted by Michael Reed.

Script Associate: David Kelsey
Sound Balancer: Mike Robinson
Producer: John Langridge

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1994.

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