Swayze Extends in Guys & Dolls; New Cast Members for Show

Once again, Patrick Swayze has extended his run in the smash London revival of Guys and Dolls.  In addition, several new cast members will join the show.

Swayze will now play marriage-phobic gambler Nathan Detroit through November 25th.  Originally scheduled through September 23rd (after postponing due to illness), Swayze extended once before through October 7th. 

On October 16th, Samantha Janus will take on the role of Miss Adelaide, while Amy Nuttall will begin performances as Sarah Brown and Norman Bowman (who originated the role of Harry the Horse in the London revival) will start his run as Sky Masterson.

Swayze, who made his Broadway debut as Danny in Grease, has also appeared on Broadway in Goodtime Charley and Chicago (as well as in that show's tour). His film credits include Donnie Darko, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Point Break, Ghost, Steel Dawn and Dirty Dancing, which will be seen on the West End as a new stage musical beginning in September. He was also seen in its recent sequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.

Guys and Dolls, directed by Michael Grandage, is playing an extended run at the Piccadilly Theatre through January of 2007.  According to previous reports, plans are also currently being made for it to bow on Broadway sometime during the 2006-2007 season.

Guys and Dolls opened in London on June 1st, 2005 with a lustrous cast in tow--Ewan McGregor (as Sky Masterson), Jane Krakowski (as Miss Adelaide), Russell (as Sarah Brown) and Douglas Hodge (as Nathan Detroit). The show, which has been a big commercial hit, also received a strong critical reception. Directed by Grandage and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (who will reunite for the upcoming London Evita revival), the show is a somewhat grittier interpretation of the classic musical, which is set in a New York world of gamblers, gangsters, chorus girls and Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army girl who wants to reform all of them. Of course, Sarah also falls in love with gambler Sky Masterson.

The musical is produced by the Donmar Warehouse, The Ambassador Theatre Group and Live Nation in association with Arielle Tepper and David Binder, Tulchin/Bartner Productions and IC Productions.

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