The Guys and the Dolls put on a stellar performance of Damon Runyon's famed show this weekend at Scarsdale High School. The cast was lively, enthusiastic and full of verve, even at their third show on Sunday afternoon.
This demanding script calls for challenging dance routines and operatic voices and the cast was up to the task. They tap-danced, crooned and showed off their New York accents to produce a thoroughly delightful show.
The two female leads were stellar ---Sophie Laruelle as the prim and proper Salvation Army reformer and Ali Whitney as hotbox girl and would-be bride "Miss Adelaide. " Laruelle's voice has range and power and she hit the high notes with clarity. Her conversion from teetotaler to Havana harlot was a riot demonstrating her ability to act as well as sing. Whitney stole the show as Adelaide, singing, dancing and begging Nathan to make her an honest woman after a fourteen-year engagement. Wearing a blond wig and not much else, she slithered around the stage and was the center of some wonderful dance routines. Sunny Feinstein and Bryant Lo gave acrobatic performances and were a pleasure to watch as well as the entire troupe.