Guys and dolls
Subtitle: a musical fable of Broadway
By: based on a a story and characters by Damon Runyon ; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser ; book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Contributors: Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985; Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964; Runyon, Damon, 1880-1946; Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961
Publisher: Music Theatre
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Musicals; Librettos
Work titles: Guys and dolls
Notes: Playscript; mimeographed sheets reproduced from typescript.

The play opened on Nov. 24, 1950 at the 46th Street Theatre in New York Citiy, and ran for a total of 1,200 performances. Directed by George S. Kaufman, with choreography by Michael Kidd, the original cast included Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levine, Pat Rooney, Sr., Douglas Deane, Tony Gardell, Bern Hoffman, Stubby Kaye, Netta Packer, Tom Pedi, B.S. Pully, Paul Reed, Johnny Silver, and Beverly Tassoni. The play won Tony Awards for: Best Musical (Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin); Best Actor in a Musical (Robert Alda); Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Isabel Bigley); Best Choreography (Michael Kidd); and Best Director (George S. Kaufman).