Based on the popular stories by Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls is highly regarded as a quintessentially American musical. Its basic plot revolves around the romantic clash between Sky Masterson, a high-rolling gambler willing to bet on virtually anything, and Miss Sarah Brown, a straight-walking sergeant at the Save-a-Soul Mission. With such memorable characters as Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide and Nicely-Nicely Johnson and such popular musical numbers as “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” Guys and Dolls has been revived countless times since its Broadway debut in 1950.