“Guys and Dolls” is one of the gems of the American musical theater. Some might even say it’s the pinnacle of the genre. Frank Loesser’s songs are a perfect blend of wit and romance, and the razor sharp book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows sets a standard for musical comedy. The show is so tightly constructed that there’s not a lot of wiggle room in how to present it. First produced in 1950 and set in a grimy Times Square, the “Musical Fable of Broadway,” with its cast of tinhorn gamblers in loud suits, over the hill wisecracking chorines, and weary storefront missionaries is happily suspended in amber.

The current Redhouse production of “Guys and Dolls” is brightly sung and retains much of the show’s wit. All the moments are here. However, the turn the Redhouse puts on one of the crown je

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