Guys and Dolls

Guys & Dolls: Rocking the Broadway Boat         In 1951, Frank Loesser’s Guys & Dolls opened and received what were said to be “the most unanimously ecstatic set of reviews in Broadway history” (Block 200). For a show whose development included disappointing librettos from eleven different writers, this feat was truly unbelievable (Lewis 73). The unprecedented success of Guys & Dolls and its ability to remain culturally significant, as a popularly revived piece, is the product of several attributes

What’s your tale, Nightingale? Jacksonville State University’s production of Frank Loesser’s renowned musical, Guys and Dolls, seems to tell a tale of life in the big apple during the 1950’s. This production was performed at the Carlton Ward Theatre, February 23-25, and March 2-4 of 2018. I had the great privilege of working on this production, as both Assistant Stage Manager and Dramaturg. Being so heavily involved, I was able to carefully observe different acting techniques as well as the processes

On October 10, 2017 I saw “Guys and Dolls”, at The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and it was astonishing. The musical was set in New York, 1995. Nathan Detroit needs money to be able to host at the new location for his crap game. So he bets Sky Masterson, a high rolling gambler, that he has to take a “Doll” on a date in Havana, Cuba. Sky Masterson takes on the bet, it turns out he has to take Sarah Brown, a young evangelist who works for the local missionary and hates gamblers. The musical goes on

review the musical Guys and Dolls Jr., performed by the Charlotte Country Day Middle School. At the beginning of the musical, there are many discussions about the unknown location of the famous Nathan Detroit’s next crap game. Nathan has been engaged to Adelaide, who is a performer at the Hot Box, for fourteen years. Nathan Detroit learns that Sky Masterson, a well-known gambler, is in town. After a failed attempt at a cheated bet, Sky bets Nathan that Sky would be able to take any ‘doll’, including Sarah

glittery purse and a hot pink car. As naive and unimportant as this may seem, this affects the mindset of children by molding personalities and mentalities to blend in with society. The discussion of gender division is discussed in Elizabeth Sweet’s “Guys and Dolls

In A Doll House and “Hills Like White Elephants,” both authors present you with an underlying issue that both include a lack of communication and love, which become the ulterior problem in both the play and the story. With the use of the literary devices that were used in both the short story and the play, there were many commonalities between the two. Ibsen and Hemingway also portray the roles of men and women during both time periods, the reliability of one character on another, and similar themes

Play With Dolls In the story “Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls” by Katha Pollitt, she explains how parents and society have different opinions on what toys each gender can play with. These days commercials show what boys and girls are “suppose” to play with, and if they play with the opposite genders toy then they will grow up to be gay. I do not agree with the saying “Boy’s that play with dolls grow up to be gay”, which I have heard too many times. In “Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls” Pollitt gives

Nuveria Tajammul #21 Ela Short Story The Haunted Doll In the middle of nowhere, a doll lay still. It had long, wavy orangish hair and wore a pink frilly dress. Then suddenly, she opened her blue eyes and grinned, evilly. Emily held up her hands and breathed into them to warm them up. “I’m freezing!” she yelled. George told them that his dad said that today it might snow. Jack heard them, “Nature’s little thermometer is acting up!” Emily got annoyed, she looked at him then turn around, “I’m ignoring

Toys In David Barry's article, Guys vs. Men, he discussed the differences between "guys" and "men". This article made several valid points, including that guys will try and out perform each other where sports are concerned and that the space shuttle is the ultimate guy toy. My question is why do only guys play with all the neat toys? Part of the answer to this question might be that men are encouraged to play with hi-tech toys while girls are given a Barbi doll or a toy oven. The best time to

In my opinion, I believe that Barbie dolls are a bad influence to young children and more realistic designs should be used. I believe this because Barbie’s thin shape can influence girls, and Barbie’s unnatural body can influence the way boys think about girls. Initially, young girls can be influenced by Barbie’s skinny body. Barbie is one of those toys that girls tend to play with. Some people might say that Barbie is just a doll and that her shape does not matter, i disagree. I argue, when