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Special Event

THE KLEZMATICS

Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 8:30 pm
at Orchestra Hall

The Klezmatics are known

throughout the U.S. for

New Guys, New Dolls

New casting highlights the 50th-anniversary
production of a Broadway treasure.

their sold-out houses and

appearances on A Prairie Home

Companion. They'll provide

an unforgettable evening

of joyous, sentimental,

soul-stirring Klezmer music

at Orchestra Hall.

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The DSO does not appear on this concert.

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the plot, dialogue, music and lyrics by
Jewish composer Frank Loesser that
have captivated thousands of theater-
fter more than a half centu-
goers since Guys and Dolls' 1950
ry of performances around
Broadway debut. Its popularity has
the world, what could be
continued in Broadway revivals, sum-
new about Guys and Dolls
mer stock, community theaters and
— regarded by many show business
college and high school productions
observers as the greatest Broadway
— ranging from Israel to Japan.
musical comedy of all time.
Guys and Dolls opens Tuesday, Oct. 9, at
For one thing, a new multiracial
Detroit's Fisher Theatre and runs through
lead cast.
Oct. 28 as part of a 50-city national tour
Maurice Hines, a veteran African
celebrating its 50th anniversary.
American actor, dancer,
Based on The Idyll of
director and jazz musician,
Miss Sarah Brown, a short
Alexandra Foucard,
will play a "jazzy, energetic" Maurice Hines, Diane story by Damon Runyon,
Nathan Detroit (played by
Sutherland and Brian the show, about love and
veteran Jewish actor Sam
Sutherland in the 50th gambling in New York,
Levene in the original
anniversary production hinges on a wager that
Broadway cast), and
affects the lives of a mythi-
of "Guys a nd Dolls."
Alexandra Foucard, also
cal group of saints and sin-
African American, plays
ners who roam the floating
Miss Adelaide, his long-suffering fiancee.
crap games on Broadway.
A real-life husband-and-wife-team, new-
Unlike some of the "heavy" musicals
lyweds Brian and Diane Sutherland, play
of recent years, Guys and Dolls repre-
the young romantic leads, Sky
sents the ilk of light-hearted shows of
Masterson and Sister Sarah Brown.
the mid-20th century, when the audi-
Another new thing is a "really big"
ence left the theater whistling or hum-
Jewish actor playing "Big Jule," the
ming many of the songs — rather than
gambler from Chicago noted for his
trying to figure out the meaning of
line, "Let's shoot craps." At 6-foot-4-
some of the lyrics.
inches and 260 pounds, Curt Buckler
It combines all of the assets of old-
of New Jersey fits the part.
time hit musicals — some zany, some
Just as important is what's not new:
serious — with a perfect blend of plot

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