July 21-26, 2009

At the Wells Fargo Pavilion
1419 H Street, Sacramento, CA, 95184

Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling.  Lyrics and music by Frank Loesser.

Once you've seen our production of "Guys and Dolls," take the audience survey.

"Luck be a lady tonight ..."  In Frank Loesser's musical fable of Broadway, falling in love is a crap shoot – a matter of chance as well as the heart.  The colorful denizens of 1940s New York – showgirls and gamblers, missionaries and gangsters –create musical comedy magic accompanied by Broadway's most rib-tickling ditties:  "A Bushel and a Peck," "If I Were a Bell" and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat."

“Guys and Dolls,” Frank Loesser’s classic musical, returns to Music Circus July 21-26 after a 15-year absence.  Charming tales of love and chance on the streets of 1950s New York City intertwine with colorful characters – gamblers and showgirls, missionaries and gangsters in the Tony-winning Best Musical of 1951.  Loesser’s jazzy score includes some of the stage’s most fun songs:  “Adelaide’s Lament,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “If I Were a Bell” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”  Tony Award winner Gary Beach will star as gambler Nathan Detroit. Beach is familiar to Music Circus audiences from such previous comic roles as Pseudolus in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," Rooster in "Annie" and Luther Billis in "South Pacific." He received his Tony Award for best supporting actor for his turn as Roger de Bris in "The Producers," a role he reprised in the film. He will play opposite Heather Lee as his long-suffering fiancée Miss Adelaide, a role she also performed in the Broadway revival. Lee’s Broadway career includes playing Tessie Tura opposite Bernadette Peters in the recent revival of “Gypsy.” She returns to Music Circus for her 15th production, most recently as the Beggar Woman in "Sweeney Todd" last summer. Matthew Ashford, known to daytime fans as Jack Devereaux from "Days of Our Lives," returns to Music Circus, where he played Thomas Jefferson in "1776." Ashford will play rakish gambler Sky Masterson opposite Montego Glover as missionary Sarah Brown. Glover played the lead role in "Aida" under the tent and starred in “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.”  She made her Broadway debut as Celie in “A Color Purple” and will be returning in the fall in the new musical “Memphis.”

"Guys and Dolls" will be directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who will be directing "Ragtime" for Broadway this fall, and choreographed by Bob Richard with Dennis Castellano serving as musical director.

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• Recommended for theatregoers 8 and over. 
• Available as part of the seven-show subscription package.  Please call (916) 557-1999.
• Discounts for groups of 12 or more.  Reserve now by calling (916) 557-1198.
• Available on 3-show Mini-Series packages A and C beginning Monday, April 20, through the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office at (916) 557-1999.
• Single-show tickets on sale Monday, May 18, at 10 a.m. through the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office, 1419 H Street, by phone at (916) 557-1999, or online through Tickets.com.

Performance	Price	Availability	Order on line
Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p.m.	$50		On sale Monday, May 18
Wednesday, July 22, at 8 p.m.	$50		On sale Monday, May 18
Thursday, July 23, at 2 p.m.	$41		On sale Monday, May 18
Thursday, July 23, at 8 p.m.	$50		On sale Monday, May 18
Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m.	$53		On sale Monday, May 18
Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m.	$50		On sale Monday, May 18
Saturday, July 25, at 8 p.m.	$53		On sale Monday, May 18
Sunday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m.	$50		On sale Monday, May 18