Rebel Wilson in Guys and Dolls at the Phoenix Theatre, London. Picture: Johan Persson
Producers of Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows’ Guys and Dolls at London’s Phoenix Theatre have confirmed that the show will close four months early, on 21 August 2016.
The closure will coincide with the departure of award-winning actor Rebel Wilson (playing Miss Adelaide) who joined the West End cast for a strictly limited eight weeks only on 28 June.
A statement from the producers said: “Having enjoyed rave reviews in the UK, the critically acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Guys and Dolls will play its final performance in the West End on Sunday 21 August, prior to embarking on an international tour.
“We are incredibly proud of Guys and Dolls and the way it has delighted audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre, in the West End (Savoy and Phoenix), and at numerous major UK venues. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the show to date and very much look forward to taking Guys and Dolls to an international audience, opening in Israel in September this year.”
Guys and Dolls is directed by Gordon Greenberg with choreography by Cuban dancer and former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright whose credits include Chichester Festival Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain.
The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Guys and Dolls transferred to the the Savoy Theatre in December 2015. It moved to the Phoenix on 19 March 2016. Also in the cast alongside Wilson are Simon Lipkin as Nathan Detroit, Oliver Tompsett as Sky Masterson, Siubhan Harrison as Sarah Brown and Gavin Spokes as Nicely Nicely Johnson.
Guys and Dolls is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Oliver Royds for BOS Productions, Richard Darbourne Ltd and Tulchin Bartner Productions. The show is currently taking bookings until 7 January 2017.
There is no news about what production will now move into the Phoenix. The Girls, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s musical version of The Calendar Girls story, is due to open at the theatre in January next year.
Tickets for Guys and Dolls are available HERE.
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