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Lincoln Community Theatre (LCT)
will present its second and final show of the 2025 summer season
this weekend. Audiences are invited to enjoy Guys and Dolls, the
classic Broadway musical that includes favorite songs such as “Luck
Be a Lady” and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat!” Guys and Dolls is
directed by veteran actor and theater director Derry Dalby, most
recently seen with LCT in last summer’s production of “Godspell" and
in the 2022 production of The Wizard of Oz as the Cowardly Lion.
Dalby says of Guys and Dolls, “This show is awesome! Everyone has
worked so hard!”
Guys and Dolls is described as a “musical fable of Broadway” and
based on characters and stories by Damon Runyon with music and
lyrics by Frank Loesser. According to Music Theatre International,
“Guys and Dolls is a classic oddball romantic comedy! Gambler,
Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps
game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile,
his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that
they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow
gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the
straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls
takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana,
Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually
everyone ends up right where they belong.”
The talented cast of Guys and Dolls
includes both LCT alumni and actors who are new to Lincoln’s
community theater. The cast features leads Dave Helm as Sky
Masterson, Alison Knapik as Sarah Brown, Jeff Prince as Nathan
Detroit, and Jill Usherwood as Miss Adelaide. Supporting roles
include Elijah Sadler as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Brian Bolton as
Benny Southstreet, Jonathan Zemsky as Arvide Abernathy, Zach Chapman
as Rusty Charlie, Sheralyn Bolton as General Cartwright/Mimi, Curt
Schleich as Lieutenant Brannigan, Mason Beltz as Harry the Horse,
Jimmy Tapocik as Big Jule, Andy Brant as Angie the Ox, Josh Hellman
as the Master of Ceremonies, Abby Smith as Agatha, and Mike Koke as
Joey Biltmore. The ensemble includes Grant Eales, Ryne Manuel, Faith
Palmer, Sophia Wilkerson, Hailee Rempe, Raegen Lough, Alaina Taylor,
Jacqueline Keysear, Stephanie Hall, Autumn Zollinger, Cari Wilmert,
Kambrea McCree, and Paige Zemsky.
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The production features a live
orchestra of local musicians directed by Theresa O’Hare. Production
staff includes accompanist Dinelle Frankland, choreographer Audra
Turley, stage manager Emery Kitterman, costumer Dr. Kristen Green,
vocal director and lighting designer Dave Helm, props mistress
Stephanie Zemsky, set designer and builder Jeff Prince, and artistic
designer and set designer Derry Dalby.
Performances of Guys and Dolls are
July 24, 25, and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and July 27 at 2:00 p.m at Lincoln
Community High School in Lincoln. Tickets are $16 for Adults and $11
for Students with a Cash Discount of $1.00 The box office opens one
hour prior to show time and the auditorium opens 30 minutes prior to
the show. All tickets are general seating only. For more
information, please visit
www.lincolncommunitytheatre.org.
LCT’s next production will be a new Christmas show on stage at
Lincoln Community High School the weekend of Thanksgiving, November
28, 29, and 30, directed by Tim Searby. In addition to the annual
Dessert Musical Cabaret fundraiser in February, LCT will also be
hosting a new fundraiser on September 28 at the Lincoln Park
District– a swing dance with live band, followed by a deejayed dance
of Broadway hits.
Lincoln Community Theatre is a nonprofit dramatic arts organization
whose mission is 1) To be a showcase for family entertainment of the
finest quality, 2) To create opportunities for participants of all
ages to develop talents in all aspects of theatre arts, 3) To
encourage and support involvement of area youth in theatrical
workshop experiences which prepare them for performance readiness,
and 4) To build community involvement in promoting a lifelong
appreciation of the arts.
Next summer’s LCT stage productions will be Neil Simon’s hilarious
play, “Rumors,” and the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical, “Into the
Woods.” Auditions will be held in the spring for both shows.
Lincoln Community Theatre presents Guys and Dolls - Photo Slideshow
[Stephanie Hall]
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