
Guys and Dolls (1953, London) repro
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Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows’s musical blockbuster 'Guys and Dolls' traveled internationally for its historic West End premiere production, opening to record-shattering box-office returns at London’s historic London Coliseum in 1953, running for a triumphant 555 performances. Translating the definitive Broadway blueprints and thundering big band brass arrangements for British audiences, this landmark international staging achieved permanent historical status by casting a breakout company executing standards like "Luck Be a Lady."

