Guys and Dolls JR Cast Description

Nathan Detroit is the heart and soul of Guys And Dolls JR. Your Nathan needn’t be a great singer, but should be a very good actor with excellent comic timing and able to handle a sizable role. His presence must draw the focus in any scene. Looking for an actor who can take positive risks with his acting and singing. Nathan’s big secret is that he wants to marry Adelaide; he just can’t bring himself to admit it.

Miss Adelaide is the classic “intellectually-challenged floozy.” This actress doesn’t need to be a strong singer, but she must have a good sense of pitch. Adelaide needs to be funny and able to do a convincingly thick New York City dialect.

Sky Masterson is the quintessential, “smooth-as-velvet” Broadway gambler; he’s slick and charming. In today’s terms he would be called “a player.” Sky should have a strong voice capable of owning the stage when delivering “Luck Be a Lady.” He has a soft spot for Sarah Brown.

Sarah Brown is the “girl next door” with an adventurous side that’s waiting to escape. She is gently authoritative, the mirror opposite of Sky. Sky is her weakness. Sarah is about substance as much as Sky is about style. She should be an excellent actress as well as singer, and must be able to show two distinct sides of herself.

Arvide Abernathy is Sarah Brown’s grandfather and the bass drum player in the Mission Band. This part can easily be cast as a girl, changing the character to Sarah’s grandmother. This non-singing role is perfect for an actor who can portray a parental type.

Nicely – Nicely Johnson is walking, talking, Broadway comedy. Looking for a performer who has fantastic comic timing and is naturally funny.

Benny Southstreet and Rusty Charlie are the small-time gambler sidekicks of Nicely- Nicely Johnson. These are perfect roles for good actors who are naturally funny. They should be confident singers (they open the show with “The Fugue for Tin Horns”) and have a handle on comic timing. Can be cast as Male or Female.

Benny Southstreet and Rusty Charlie are the small-time gambler sidekicks of Nicely- Nicely Johnson. These are perfect roles for good actors who are naturally funny. They should be confident singers (they open the show with “The Fugue for Tin Horns”) and have a handle on comic timing. Can be cast as Male or Female.

Harry the Horse and Big Jule are colorful additions to the crapshooters crew. Looking for strong and humorous characters.

Harry the Horse and Big Jule are colorful additions to the crapshooters crew. Looking for strong and humorous characters.

Lt. Brannigan is the police officer that always plays the patsy and is outwitted by the Gamblers.

General Cartwright is the formidable leader of the Save-a-Soul Mission organization.

The Gamblers/Guys are the well-dressed “comic glue” of the show. They are the rest of your male ensemble (except for the Mission Band). A variety of gamblers, pedestrians, workers, NYC folks of all types will work perfectly for this group.

The Hot Box Girls work in the club and are in the act “A Bushel and a Peck” where Miss Adelaide is the headliner.

The Master of Ceremonies is the host at the Hot Box Club.

The Dolls are other ensemble females that are not Hot Box girls or Mission Band members.

The Mission Band is the tireless group that can be comprised of as many performers as you wish. They are more about persistence than precision. The Mission Band includes Agatha, Calvin, Martha, and Bertha.

Don’t forget that you will need to cast Cops and a Street Vendor from your ensemble.