Criminals, Christians, colour and choreo. It’s a classic modern romance.
The musical that makes everyone fall in love with musicals.
It’s Christmas on the streets of 1950s New York City. The two worlds of criminals and Christians collide through one high stakes bet and two tales of love against all odds.
Frank Loesser’s jazzy, brassy, lively score captures this fast-talking, colourful world. Gritty gangsters hustle in sharp suits and fedoras. Sequinned showgirls turn up the heat in the Hot Box nightclub. Unsuspecting straight-laced missionaries get lured into the game.
Bouncy routines and big songs like ‘Luck Be a Lady’ and ‘Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat’ mean there are bets to be placed on how many toes will be tapping.
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Song writing legend behind many chart-topping hits including Christmas classic “Baby It’s Cold Outside”.
Script by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. A seasoned Hollywood screenwriter and a radio humourist – an unlikely yet legendary pairing.
Adapted from the novel “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” by Damon Runyon.
Directed by Natalie Abrahami. Award-winning British theatre, film and opera director
Produced by The Royal Exchange Theatre Company. An exchange of artistry, creativity and captivating connections.
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