Guys And Dolls Play Analysis
Guys and Dolls
I attended the evening performance of Guys and Dolls on Thursday 17. Directed by Leiz Moore, Guys and Dolls is cast from the Musical Theatre Crew, with appearances from guest performers Jeff Michael and Andrew Hawkey. It was shown at the Playhouse Theatre. Guys and Dolls is a 1950’s Broadway comedy. Nathan Detroit, a gambler, needs a location to play his crap game which he has supposably stopped organising, according to his fiancé Adelaide. The only location left that the game can be played is in an automotive garage. The owner of the garage wants a thousand dollars before the gamblers can use his garage. To get this money, Detroit bets a fellow gambler Sky Masterson, that he cannot take a “doll” to dinner with him in Havana. …show more content…
They helped project both the sound of the cast and the band right up to the back of the gallery where I was sitting.
Guys and Dolls is a very upbeat and lively comedic musical. Everything from the costumes to the upbeat music was very enthusiastic. As an audience member, it made the show that much more enjoyable to see the cast and band really enjoying themselves. One of the only things that I feel would improve upon the already fantastic performance is a little more attention to the dynamics of the vocals in relation to the music.
As Guys and Dolls is set in America in the 1950s it was obvious why the cast members were putting on American accents. There were several very good American accents and unfortunately they seemed to expose the not so good accents. Again this is not something that can be avoided. Skills such as being able to adopt another accent is just something that comes with practice.
The music of guys and dolls was always enthusiastic and fun, but at times it became a little too similar and repetitive. Music such as that of well-known production Les Misérables to me, sounds more varied. This is in no way a reflection on the band or the cast, as they both performed this show to a very high
I attended the evening performance of Guys and Dolls on Thursday 17. Directed by Leiz Moore, Guys and Dolls is cast from the Musical Theatre Crew, with appearances from guest performers Jeff Michael and Andrew Hawkey. It was shown at the Playhouse Theatre. Guys and Dolls is a 1950’s Broadway comedy. Nathan Detroit, a gambler, needs a location to play his crap game which he has supposably stopped organising, according to his fiancé Adelaide. The only location left that the game can be played is in an automotive garage. The owner of the garage wants a thousand dollars before the gamblers can use his garage. To get this money, Detroit bets a fellow gambler Sky Masterson, that he cannot take a “doll” to dinner with him in Havana. …show more content…
They helped project both the sound of the cast and the band right up to the back of the gallery where I was sitting.
Guys and Dolls is a very upbeat and lively comedic musical. Everything from the costumes to the upbeat music was very enthusiastic. As an audience member, it made the show that much more enjoyable to see the cast and band really enjoying themselves. One of the only things that I feel would improve upon the already fantastic performance is a little more attention to the dynamics of the vocals in relation to the music.
As Guys and Dolls is set in America in the 1950s it was obvious why the cast members were putting on American accents. There were several very good American accents and unfortunately they seemed to expose the not so good accents. Again this is not something that can be avoided. Skills such as being able to adopt another accent is just something that comes with practice.
The music of guys and dolls was always enthusiastic and fun, but at times it became a little too similar and repetitive. Music such as that of well-known production Les Misérables to me, sounds more varied. This is in no way a reflection on the band or the cast, as they both performed this show to a very high