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'''''Guys and Dolls''''' is a 1950 [[The Musical|musical comedy]] with lyrics by by Frank Loesser and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It was based heavily on two short stories by [[Damon Runyon]], "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", with smaller elements from his other stories. The original Broadway production was nominated for five Tony awards, winning all of them, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Robert Alda as Sky Masterson).
The plot centers on Sky Masterson, a chronic high-rolling gambler, and Sarah Brown, a mission worker in New York City. When fellow gambler Nathan Detroit finds himself in need of $1,000, Nathan bets Sky he cannot get Sarah to go to Havana with him. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Other players include Adelaide, Nathan's long-suffering long-time fiancee, Sarah's uncle Arvide, and an ensemble of gamblers hanging around Nathan including Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, and Harry the Horse.
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Adapted into a movie in 1955, with [[Marlon Brando]] as Sky, and [[Frank Sinatra]] as Nathan.
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* [[Absurdly High Stakes Game]]: Not only does "Sky" Masterson get his name from this, there's also his high-stakes roll at the craps game - $1,000 for every man, against their souls (and attendance at the Save-a-Soul mission).
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Enough for a big ol' dance number.
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* [[Cut Song]]: "Traveling Light"
* [[Deconfirmed Bachelor]]: Sky Masterson.
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'''Nathan:''' "We all gotta go sometime."
'''Sky:''' " But, Nathan, we can fight it. The companionship of a doll is pleasant even for a period running into months. But for a close relationship that can last through our life, no doll can take the place of aces back to back." }}
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Sky tries to do this with Sarah.
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