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Croton Falls Restaurateur Appears in 'Guys and Dolls'

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. --  Restaurateur Jim Stake, co-owner of Croton Creek Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Croton Falls, plays Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the The Mount Pleasant Community Theater production of "Guys and Dolls."

Jim Stake

Jim Stake

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The show will be presented the next two weekends in the John Whearty Theater at Westlake High School, 825 Westlake Drive in Thornwood. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Aug. 7 and 8; 2 p.m. Sunday; and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 

Tickets are $22 ($18 for senior citizens and students up to high school) and can be ordered at www.mpctshows.com.

"Guys and Dolls," with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, depicts colorful gangsters, gamblers and other characters of the New York underworld, based on stories by Damon Runyon. The premiere on Broadway was in 1950. It ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.

Call 914-769-0958 or 914-773-9171 or email mpctshows@gmail.com for further information.

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