Guys and Dolls Hosted By Opera Australia

Opera Australia announced on 29 July that a new production of the iconic musical Guys & Dolls for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will be coming in 2025. This will transport audiences to 1950’s Manhattan, a colourful and glamorous world filled with showgirls and gangsters, set against Sydney’s glittering skyline.

Guys & Dolls is one of the finest musicals ever written, from its premiere on Broadway in 1950, winning five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the adaptation to a Hollywood film in 1955 starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando, to its most recent smash-hit revival on the West End, this musical is filled to the brim with toe-tapping tunes, high-energy, vibrant dance numbers and plenty of laughs.

Breathing fresh new life into this classic musical will be Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Jo Davies, who will direct the high-octane production atop a new set designed by Brian Thomson, whose previous Handa Opera on the Harbour credits include La Traviata, Carmen and West Side Story. The iconic location and a stage that is two and half times larger than any other in the country, presents a huge creative opportunity for a production like Guys & Dolls says director Jo Davies, who will be drawing on her extensive experience directing large scale opera and musicals in unique locations around the world.

“Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is so magical, just the walk through the venue to reach your seat creates such a sense of anticipation. I’m thrilled to be bringing a beloved musical like Guys & Dolls, with its wild ensemble dance numbers and brilliantly sharp comedy to this incredible stage.

Presenting this magical 1950’s score with a full orchestra and a talented cast on such an epic scale is an exciting prospect,’ said Ms Davies.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is supported by the NSW Government, via its tourism andmajor events agency Destination NSW, and through the International Foundation for Arts and Culture as Naming Rights Partner, Dr Haruhisa Handa Opera Australia’s Patron in Chief, and Opera Australia’s Principal Partner HSBC. The show is based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon.

Creatives:
Music and Lyrics byFrank Loesser
Book byJo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).

Bookings

Fans from around the world can catch performance during the following dates:

21 March – 20 AprilEvenings 7:30pm

Excluding Mondays and Good Friday on 18 April

The show will be performed in English.

Current Opera Australia subscribers can access tickets to Guys & Dolls at their current subscriber discount. Guys & Dolls tickets will also be available as part of the 2025 subscription packages. Tickets will be available to the public from Tuesday 13 August, 2024.

For priority pre-sale access to tickets before they go on sale to the public visitopera.org.au/harbour and join the waitlist.

Bookings and enquiries regarding travel trade for rates, terms and conditions email[email protected]

Single adult tickets from $79 (fees may apply)

Group and concession prices available for most performances. Fans can find more information on Opera Australia’s website here.

 

All photos provided by Opera Australia.

 

Drew Janine
Live Sound Engineer -EUROPE
Janine has always been a part of music and performing. The first show that inspired her to go into theatre was the Velveteen Rabbit which she saw as a child, and Drew works to keep that magic alive as working behind the scenes in theatre as a live sound engineer. When Drew was accepted into an internship program for audio engineering at a recording studio, she jumped at the opportunity. That was at the start of 2020 and so much has happened since then, both in her career and in the world. Since then, Drew has taken several opportunities to work at recording studios, concerts, festivals, and even large theatres while spending time on tour across the North American continent and Europe. Drew’s favourite by far though has been the chance to work on Broadway and West End shows, as this was a dream come true. Drew is honoured to get to share these experiences from being inside the entertainment industry and hopes to inspire others to continue working in theatre.

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Drew Janine

Janine has always been a part of music and performing. The first show that inspired her to go into theatre was the Velveteen Rabbit which she saw as a child, and Drew works to keep that magic alive as working behind the scenes in theatre as a live sound engineer. When Drew was accepted into an internship program for audio engineering at a recording studio, she jumped at the opportunity. That was at the start of 2020 and so much has happened since then, both in her career and in the world. Since then, Drew has taken several opportunities to work at recording studios, concerts, festivals, and even large theatres while spending time on tour across the North American continent and Europe. Drew’s favourite by far though has been the chance to work on Broadway and West End shows, as this was a dream come true. Drew is honoured to get to share these experiences from being inside the entertainment industry and hopes to inspire others to continue working in theatre.