The Making of Guys and Dolls

David E. Kemp, a former professor of drama at Queen’s University, is
the author of The Pleasures and Treasures of the United Kingdom.

The Making of Guys and Dolls, the fifth volume in The Making of Great
Broadway Musicals series, follows earlier books on My Fair Lady, West
Side Story, Gypsy, and Cabaret. The author tells you everything you
could possibly want to know about the creation of one of the American
musical theatre’s most-loved shows: the sources of the play; how the
libretto and score came to be written; details of sets, costumes, and
choreography and their creators; casting; and the changes that took
place before the Broadway opening and the judgment of the ultimate
arbiters—the New York critics. In this delightful and eminently
readable book, Garebian’s enthusiasm for his subject shines through.