Until June 30th at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Guys & Dolls welcomes audiences with thousands of dazzling lights. Then, as the live score rises, the ensemble brings the energy of New York City streets to life, and the audience can feel they’re about to watch something special.

The Tony Award-winning 1950 musical, Guys & Dolls features a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based stories of Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser including the iconic; A Bushel and a Peck, Adelaide’s Lament, Luck Be A Lady and Sit Down Your Rocking The Boat. Arts Club’s Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran directs a company that pulls together performers from the best of Vancouver’s recent productions to create an all-star cast of 24 amazing talents. Combined with a skillful creative team, including Scott Penner’s stand-out glittering neon city-scape set, Costume Designer Christine Reimer’s gangster-glam wardrobe, and live band lead by Musical Director Ken Cormier, Guys & Dolls is massive undertaking.

Josh Epstein lends his charm and smooth vocals to Nathan Detroit, who runs a long-time floating crap game with his sidekicks, Daniel Curalli as Benny Southstreet and Tenaj Williams as Nicely-Nicely Johnson. Detroit’s exasperated fiancé of 14 years, showgirl Miss Adelaide is played by the Madeleine Suddaby, who along with a terrific voice gift the audience with her comedic timing – stealing laughs with the slightest of glance.

Played by Jonathan Winsby, the charismatic matinee-idol with the power-packed voice, Sky Masterson is a gambler who’s never met a bet he wouldn’t accept. Masterson falls for the pious and pure Sergeant Sarah Brown of the Save-a-Soul Mission, played by Winsby’s real-life fiancé Chelsea Rose, who is blessed with the roof-raising voice that would bring all sinners to a stop.
The couples’ chemistry and the balance of comedy and courting create an anchor for the entire production as the audiences follows them through the gambles of relationships and craps. Rounding out the featured performers include; Andrew Cownden, Sharon Crandall, Paul Almeida, Marco Walker-Ng, Jason Sakaki, Tim Howe, Tom Pickett who along with the vibrant, energetic ensemble fill the stage (literally and figuratively) with laughs, music, dance and drama. With this overwhelming amount of talent, along with a classic musical, The Arts Club’s production of Guys & Dolls is possibly the perfect evening of theatre.
Don’t miss out, let luck be a lady and find tickets and show information online at artsclub.com
Guys & Dolls plays until June 30, 2024 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville Street