How Guys and Dolls Broadway musical tickets are moving ?
Imagine having dinner in a fabulous restaurant with two couples. One pair is delightfully witty and has sizzling chemistry; the other two seem so awkward that it’s almost painful to be with them. That’s something akin to the uneven, frustrating experience offered by the new revival of Guys and Dolls (* * ½ out of four) that opened Sunday at the Nederlander Theatre. In fairness to the awkward couple — stars Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham — their characters, bumbling gambler Nathan Detroit and his long-suffering squeeze Miss Adelaide, aren’t elegant types. But like the other colorful figures in Frank Loesser’s glorious adaptation of Damon Runyon’s Prohibition-era urban tales, they can and must be played with great style. Skeptics need only refer to Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine in the film version — or Nathan Lane and Faith Prince in the last Broadway revival, in 1992. Platt has done intriguing work on stage and screen, but superior acting ability doesn’t necessarily translate to a fla
