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Guys and Dolls
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Role: Sky Masterson
Director: Jerry Zaks
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Gallery - Click to enlarge
Production photos © Martha Swope

Audio Samples - click to listen
Luck Be A Lady wma | mp3
My Time of Day wma | mp3
I've Never Been In Love Before wma | mp3
I'll Know wma | mp3

Video

Here is an excerpt from the PBS special on the making of the cast recording...

Notes

Maybe the greatest musical ever written, at least for men, this revival with Nathan Lane had the greatest advance ticket sales in the history of Broadway, and went on to be a big hit.

A documentary was made called "Guys and Dolls - Off The Record," that can often be seen on public television around fundraising time - it shows our cast recording the album, live, with the orchestra in one of New York City's legendary recording studios - now an office complex.

I had the good fortune to play Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler who ends up abandoning his morally dubious ways to join the love of his life, Sarah Brown, played by Josie de Guzman, in the Salvation Army. It's a lot better than I make it sound.

Reviews

John Simon, NEW YORK, April, 1992
".....there are things here even finer than in the fabled original production. Take the Sky Masterson of Peter Gallagher, who acts, sings, and looks better than the formidable Robert Alda did. Gallagher creates a quieter, more introverted and complex Sky. He is not just a dashing leading man; there are things going on under his assurance....."

Frank Rich, The New York Times, April, 1992
".....Peter Gallagher, who made an impression in one Broadway musical (the short-lived "A Doll's Life) before moving on to heavier dramatic duties, is a heaven-sent Sky Masterson with brooding good looks, a voice that always remains both in mellow key and gritty character, and a dark, commanding presence that is up to the high theatrical stakes of 'Luck Be A Lady'. Mr. Gallagher also has a shy smile that slowly breaks through his tough facade....."

Clive Barnes, The New York Post, April, 1992
".....the unexpectedly strong-voiced Peter Gallagher makes the most charismatic Sky Masterson you could encounter....."

William A. Henry III, TIME, April, 1992
".....the fulcrum of the story is Peter Gallagher's blend of immense charm with an appropriately edgy and dangerous aura as the big-time gambler Sky Masterson....."