~ "Guys and Dolls" the musical ~

Guys & Dolls performances    |    Background Information

Performances

Horace Mann Theatre Group performance
See how someone else has put on this musical! Gallery of pictures as well as production details. http://www.horacemann.org/activities/guysdolls98/index.html

American Theatre History
A quick synopsis with links to movie and music sources. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical003.html

A comparison of the play and the movie versions
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/8849/Moviemusicals/Obediah/GuysAndDolls.htm

Guys and Dolls - by Frank Loesser 
Plot synopsis and character descriptions for Guys and Dolls, including voice part,
dancing difficulty and summaries for each character. Perfect for auditions and
callbacks, or for producers.
http://www.stageagent.com/cb/info.pl/ti/guys_and_dolls 

Guys and Dolls the Musical - Research Links
Valuable information on Damon Runyon, your characters, costumes,
and the time period, are located here! A now defunct performance project of 2 US high schools, but the research links are still useful. http://guysanddolls2001.tripod.com/home/id9.html

Images of other Guys & Dolls performances

http://rochester.improvsys.com/other/bk-sp-music-guys-and-dolls/index.html

http://jmhs.mars.k12.wv.us/clubs/company.html

http://www.cybervillage.com/donovan/drama/guysdoll/GuysDoll.htm

http://rain.prohosting.com/~mkull/guysdolls/thumb.htm

Guys And Dolls Costume Renderings 
This Page is part of The Costumer's Manifesto by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D. Pictures
included for viewing purposes only. This page last edited on 08/21/01
http://www.costumes.org/pages/guydolls.htm  

William Ivey Long's Costume Designs 
Costume Designer William Ivey Long Reveals,With Original Sketches And Swatches, His Design For The 1992 Revival Of Guys and Dolls 
http://fashionfinds.com/june/pages/william-ivey-long-1.htm 

Background Information

ART DECO
"Art Deco" is used to refer to a mix of styles from the 1920s and
1930s. This site gives useful links to the art, architecture, interior design, music, and film as well as other related sites. http://orathost.cfa.ilstu.edu/exhibits/pcfare/deco.html

Art Deco World
An online retail store but with useful images and info about art deco buildings in New York, Chicago and Australia. http://www.artdecoworld.com/ 

AdAccess
Browse through adverts that appeared in the 1930s. Images can take a while to load. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/browse.html

American Cultural History - 1930s
Art & Architecture; Books & Literature; Fashion and Fads; People & Personalities; Events; Music; Education; Radio. http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decade30.html

Films 1930s
View images from films of the time. http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/30's.htm

'B' Movies of the 1930s
"B" grade movies began in the 1930s. Browse the film stills and posters of the time at this site. http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/b/30.htm

FASHIONS OF THE 1930s
Text-based description of the style of the times. http://www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/fashionhistory_1930mens.html
http://www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/fashionhistory_1930ladies.html

1930s Fashions, Cars, Culture, People and events
A useful list of links. http://members.kingston.net/mylene/1930s.htm

Resources for the 1930s
An even longer and more varied list of useful links! http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/zimmerman/resources.html

USA in the 1920s
Useful links on prohibition and several gangsters. http://www.geocities.com/casahistorianorthlands/prohibition.htm

PROHIBITION: A LESSON IN THE FUTILITY
A detailed history of Prohibition and why it didn't work!. http://www.mcwilliams.com/books/aint/402.htm

Art Deco Metropolis (resources and tours of N.Y.C.)
http://www.pipeline.net/~trob/artdeco.htm