London Guys and Dolls Revival Welcomes New Cast Members September 2

The Bridge Theatre's immersive production of the classic American musical Guys and Dolls, which will play its final performance January 4, 2025, welcomes two new cast members September 2.

Joining Nicholas Hytner’s production are Gina Beck (Matilda, The Sound of Music, Show Boat) and Michael Simkins (John Gabriel Borkman, Backstairs Billy, The Unfriend) in the roles of, respectively, Sarah Brown and Arvide Abernathy. They succeed Celinde Schoenmaker and Niall Buggy.

The two join a cast that includes Owain Arthur as Nathan Detroit, George Ioannides as Sky Masterson, Timmika Ramsay as Miss Adelaide, and Jonathan Andrew Hume as Nicely Nicely, Ryan Pidgen as Benny Southstreet, Tori Scott as General Cartwright, TJ Lloyd as Rusty Charlie, Dashaun Vegas as Harry the Horse, Cornelius Clarke as Lieutenant Brannigan, and Cameron Johnson as Big Jule plus ensemble members Saffi Needham, Katie Bradley, Tanisha-Mae Brown, Filippo Coffano, Eamonn Cox, Kamilla Fernandes, Alex Given, Lucie Horsfall, Hollie Jane Stephens, Dominic Lamb, Siân Nathaniel-James, Sophie Pourret, Nathan Rigg, Pierce Rogan, and Samuel Routley and swings Iroy Abesamis, James Revell, Charlotte Scott, and Dale White.

Guys and Dolls opened at the London venue March 14, 2023, following previews that began March 3.

The first musical to be presented at The Bridge also has a set by Bunny Christie, choreography by Arlene Phillips and James Cousins, costumes by Deborah Andrews and Christie, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Paul Arditti, musical supervision and arrangements by Tom Brady, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, associate direction by Cousins and Lily Dyble, casting by Charlotte Sutton, fight direction by Kate Waters, and wigs, hair, and make-up by Campbell Young Associates.

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Based on the story and characters of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls has music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

Since its 2023 opening, the production won Best Musical at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, Best Musical Revival at the WhatsOnStage Awards, and the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical. At the April 14 Olivier Awards ceremony, the revival also picked up the Best Theatre Choreographer prize for Arlene Phillips and James Cousins.

The original Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre in November 1950, running 1,200 performances before closing November 28, 1953. Among the premiere cast were Robert Alda as Sky Masterson, Isabel Bigley as Sarah Brown, Sam Levene as Nathan Detroit, and Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide. Blaine re-created her role for the 1955 film, which also starred Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, Jean Simmons as Sarah Brown, and Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit.

The Bridge staging features seating wrapped around the action while the immersive tickets transport audiences to the streets of Manhattan and the bars of Havana.

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