Guys and Dolls (1950) & Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Class Preparation
- From Broadway: The American Musical): section on Guys and Dolls (pp. 226-233).
- The entire 1955 film of Guys and Dolls is available for free on YouTube HERE.
- The entire 1952 film of Hans Christian Andersen is available for free on YouTube HERE.
- Handout of class slides
- Guys and Dolls Selected Lyrics
- Hans Christian Andersen Selected Lyrics
Links to YouTube Playlists of Featured Songs
There are two YouTube playlists of songs covered in this class. Click on the list name to go directly to the list.
- Guys and Dolls (complete 1950 Original Broadway Cast recording)
- Hans Christian Andersen (song highlights from the 1952 film)
Links to Additional YouTube Playlists Referenced in Class
- Guys and Dolls Film Highlights (musical numbers from the 1955 film)
- Guys and Dolls Stage Production Highlights: "Off the Record" (a one-hour documentary about the recording of the 1992 cast recording) plus various performances from the 1992 and 2009 revivals)
Link to Damon Runyon Stories
Class member Spence O'Neill found this link to a book of Damon Runyon stories. If you would like to read the specific source for Guys and Dolls, the story is "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and you can access it HERE.
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