Choreography awards for Guys and Dolls
| Year | Award | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Tony Award | Michael Kidd | Won |
| 1992 | Drama Desk Award | Christopher Chadman | Nominated |
| 1992 | Tony Award | Christopher Chadman | Nominated |
| 2006 | Olivier Award | Rob Ashford | Nominated |
| 2016 | Olivier Award | Carlos Acosta | Nominated |
| 2024 | Olivier Award | Arlene Phillips | Won |
Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.
About the show
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, such as "Pick the Winner".
The show premiered on Broadway on November 24, 1950, where it ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several revivals on both Broadway and the West End, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine, who reprised her role of Adelaide from Broadway.
Guys and Dolls is considered one of the greatest Broadway musicals. In 1998, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Robert Alda and Isabel Bigley, along with the original Broadway cast of the 1950 Decca cast album, were
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).