I went to see the musical "Guys and Dolls" on May 8, 2014. The musical was performed at Holy Cross High School. “Guys and Dolls” features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and is based on a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The book is based on Damon Runyon's Broadway short stories and uses characters from throughout his work. Three gangsters open the show singing "Fugue for Tin Horns" while placing bets on the outcome of the daily races. They are interrupted by the arrival of the Save-a-Soul mission led by Sarah Brown who calls the gambling sinners to follow her so they can be saved. Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Benny Southstreet (Nathan's partners) are waiting for word from their employer Nathan Detroit to deliver goods for an illegal dice game being held around town. They are desperately looking for a new place for the match and hope that Nathan will arrive with news of the new location. Nathan bets Sky Masterson that he can't find a doll to take with him to Havana and chooses Sarah Brown as the subject of the bet. He is determined to win the bet and her affection. Meeting Sarah at the mission, Sky offers her dinner in Havana in exchange for twelve true sinners to support his failing mission which is in danger of closing. He tells her that “I'll know” when she falls in love, kissing her and receiving a slap in return. Nathan visits the Hot Box nightclub to see his long-suffering 14-year-old girlfriend, Adelaide, perform with her girls. She asks him when they will get married and is angry that Nathan is still involved in gambling. She consults a medical book that tells her that her constant cold is caused by her need to get married. The boys watch as Sky continues to annoy Sarah, noting that the boys will do anything to... middle of paper... ...ing. Sarah, coincidentally, meets Adelaide and they share advice on how to solve their premarital problems. Some time later, Nathan prepares to marry Adelaide on the mission, just as Sky and Sarah got married and Sky leads the mission gang. The musical is filled with upbeat, almost jazzy music, including: "Follow the Fold" Sarah sings to the tune of sinners, "The Oldestestablished" sung when they look for a place to keep the dice game, "A Bushel and a Peck" while Adeline was sitting at the nightclub when Nathan comes to visit her, "Guys and Dolls" when the boys watch Sky go on to bother Sarah, and "If I Were A Belle" Sarah sings in Havana after kissing Sky. Personally I found the show very emotional. Almost all of the charters were really committed to their roles and were very credible. The set was well designed. The signature was also sung beautifully.