News: James Monroe Iglehart, Jessie Mueller, Phillipa Soo, and Steven Pasquale Will Star in "Guys and Dolls"
The previously announced Kennedy Center production of “Guys and Dolls” will star Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart (“Aladdin,” “Hamilton,” “50 Years of Broadway at the Kennedy Center”) as Nathan Detroit, Tony Award® winner Jessie Mueller (“The Minutes,” “Waitress,” “Broadway Center Stage: The Music Man”) as Miss Adelaide, Tony Award® nominee and Grammy Award® winner Phillipa Soo (“Into the Woods,” “Hamilton”) as Sarah Brown, and Steven Pasquale (“The Bridges of Madison County,” “Junk”) as Sky Masterson.
The production is part of the Kennedy Center's Broadway Center Stage series, a Kennedy Center–produced series conceived and executive produced by Jeffrey Finn.
Directed by Marc Bruni (“Beautiful,” “50 Years of Broadway at the Kennedy Center,” “Broadway Center Stage: The Music Man”) and choreographed by Denis Jones, the production will run for 10 performances only from October 7–16, 2022 in the Eisenhower Theater. Tickets are currently available to Kennedy Center Members and will go on sale to the public on Thursday, August 4 via the Kennedy Center website or by calling 202-467-4600.
The production will feature on-stage the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and music direction by Kevin Stites. The rest of the production team includes scenic design by Paul Tate dePoo III, costume design by Mara Blumenfeld, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Kai Harada and Haley Parcher, and casting by JZ Casting.
“After a two year hiatus, it is so exciting to return Broadway Center Stage to the Kennedy Center, bigger and better than ever as full musical productions,” said Vice President and Executive Producer of Theater, Jeffrey Finn. “I can think of no better way to bring back Kennedy Center-produced theater than with this incredible team and stars collaborating on this iconic Broadway musical.”
“Guys and Dolls” features a book from writers Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows and a score from Frank Loesser. Adapted from the stories of Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City of the 1950s, this Tony award-winning production follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and showgirls in a wild game of chance. Loesser’s now infamous score features favorites like“Adelaide’s Lament,” “Luck Be a Lady,” and “I’ll Know.”
Source: Kennedy Center Press Release
Photo Credit: All images courtesy of the Kennedy Center
