(HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ) -- The Village Playbox presents Guys and Dolls weekends from July 31 through August 9, 2026. Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway.
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers.
Performances take place Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. Performances take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights (28 Seventh Avenue) in Haddon Heights.
Piper Byrne directs Village Playbox's first mainstage summer production. The cast includes Ryan Lynd (Sky Masterson), Emily McDermott (Sarah Brown), Jenn Colleluori (Miss Adelaide), Ed Silberman (Nathan Detroit), Colby Crawford (Nicely- Nicely Johnson), Tim Catrino (Benny Southstreet), Matt Maerten (Rusty Charlie), Jim McDermott (Arvide Abernathy), Jake Harrell (Harry the Horse), Stu Sklar (Lt. Brannigan), Rich Shockley (Big Jule), Jordan Debes (General Matilda B. Cartwright), and Lauren Altmann (Agatha).
Hotbox Dancers include Victoria Friday, Julia Faupel, Marie Altmann, and Erica Klazmer.
The ensemble includes Jess Shockley, Lewie Homan, Kelsey Ryan, Steph Hofstetter, Bill Binder, Samantha Newwirth, Jenna Horblinski, and Ed Doyle.
The Village Playbox is a long-standing member of both the South Jersey Theatre League (SJTL) and the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)
