All Bets Are On: Guys and Dolls Launches at the Stratford Festival
Stratford, ON… Place your bets and roll the dice! From the electric streets of New York City to the sultry rhythms of Havana, the Stratford Festival ignites its 2026 season with the irresistible musical Guys and Dolls. Directed and choreographed by acclaimed theatre veteran Donna Feore, this high-spirited production stars Dan Chameroy as Sky Masterson, Jennifer Rider-Shaw as Miss Adelaide, Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane as Sarah Brown and Mark Uhre as Nathan Detroit, and features a score packed with Broadway favourites including “Luck Be a Lady,” “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” and “A Bushel and a Peck.”
Amid the bright lights and hustle of Manhattan’s underground gambling scene, a smooth-talking gambler wagers he can charm a pious missionary, while another risks everything to keep his floating craps game alive and his fiancée from walking away. In a world where luck can turn on a dime, love proves the ultimate gamble, and the stakes are far greater than anyone imagined.
“Guys and Dolls offers a remarkably balanced view of the romantic transactions of this fabled Broadway bunch, and it does it with great joy and precision,” says Feore. “The show’s economy is startling. There is nothing extra or out of place. Every word, every note, every step earns its keep.”
Guys and Dolls also features Gabriel Antonacci as Benny Southstreet, and Steve Ross as Nicely-Nicely Johnson with Eric Abel, Michelle Bardach, Alex Batycki, Carla Bennett, Devon Michael Brown as Rusty Charlie, Wade Pierre Buller, Jacqueline Burtney, Jeremy Carver–James as Calvin, Juan Chioran as Big Jule, Jarret Cody, Nehassaiu deGannes as Lt. Brannigan, Christine Desjardins, Josh Doig, Starr Domingue as General Matilda Cartwright, Henry Firmston as Harry the Horse, Jordan Goodridge, Alexandra Gratton as Martha, Bonnie Jordan as Agatha, Alex Kelly as Joey Biltmore, Bethany Kovarik as Carmen, Jeff Lillico, Amanda Lundgren as Mimi, Gracie Mack, Anthony MacPherson, Jordan Mah as Angie the Ox, Chad McFadden as Hot Box MC, Jamie Murray, Stephen Patterson as Arvide Abernathy, Ali Powell, Brian Ross, Jason Sermonia and Zachary Williams.
Franklin Brasz joins as Music Director, marking his 17th season at the Stratford Festival. Feore and Brasz are joined by Set Designer Michael Gianfrancesco, Costume Designer Dana Osborne, Lighting Designer Bonnie Beecher and Sound Designer Haley Parcher.
Guys and Dolls officially opens on May 26 and runs until November 1 at the Festival Theatre. Tickets are available at stratfordfestival.ca or by calling 1.800.567.1600.
The 2026 season also features The Tempest, Something Rotten!, Waiting for Godot, Death of a Salesman, The Hobbit, The Importance of Being Earnest, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, The Tao of the World and The King James Bible Play. For more information, visit stratfordfestival.ca.
The 2026 Season is supported by Ophelia Lazaridis.
Proud 2026 Season Partners: BMO, Canada Life and RBC Royal Bank.
Support for the 2026 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster.
Production Co-Sponsors: RBC Royal Bank, Robert & Mary Ann Gorlin, Sylvia Soyka, Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen, Peter & Carol Walters.
CAST (in alphabetical order)
Eric Abel Ensemble
Gabriel Antonacci Benny Southstreet
Michelle Bardach Understudy
Alex Batycki Ensemble
Carla Bennett Ensemble
Devon Michael Brown Rusty Charlie
Wade Pierre Buller Ensemble
Jacqueline Burtney Swing
Jeremy Carver-James Calvin
Dan Chameroy Sky Masterson
Juan Chioran Big Jule
Jarret Cody Ensemble
Nehassaiu deGannes Lt. Brannigan
Christine Desjardins Swing
Josh Doig Ensemble
Starr Domingue General Matilda Cartwright
Henry Firmston Harry the Horse
Jordan Goodridge Ensemble
Alexandra Gratton Martha
Bonnie Jordan Agatha
Alex Kelly Joey Biltmore
Bethany Kovarik Carmen
Jeff Lillico Understudy
Amanda Lundgren Mimi
Gracie Mack Ensemble
Anthony MacPherson Swing
Jordan Mah Angie the Ox
Chad McFadden Hot Box MC
Jamie Murray Ensemble
Stephen Patterson Arvide Abernathy
Ali Powell Ensemble
Jennifer Rider-Shaw Miss Adelaide
Brian Ross Swing
Steve Ross Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Jason Sermonia Dance Captain, Ensemble
Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane Sarah Brown
Mark Uhre Nathan Detroit
Zachary Williams Swing
ARTISTIC CREDITS
Story and Characters Damon Runyon
Music and Lyrics Frank Loesser
Book Jo Swerling
Book Abe Burrows
Director Donna Feore
Choreographer Donna Feore
Music Director Franklin Brasz
Set Designer Michael Gianfrancesco
Costume Designer Dana Osborne
Lighting Designer Bonnie Beecher
Sound Designer Haley Parcher
Fight and Intimacy Director Anita Nittoly
Orchestrations Michael Starobin
Dance Arrangements Mark Hummel
Associate Director Monique Lund
Associate Choreographer Anthony MacPherson
Assistant Choreographer Bethany Kovarik
Associate Conductor Éric Charbonneau
Assistant Set Designer Freddy Van Camp
Assistant Costume Designer Paige Prystupa
Assistant Lighting Designer Mathilda Kane
Assistant Lighting Designer Sruthi Suresan
Assistant Sound Designer Adam Campbell
Associate Fight Director David Chinchilla
Stage Manager Michael Hart
Stage Manager Cynthia Toushan
Assistant Stage Manager Stephanie Bignell
Assistant Stage Manager Holly Korhonen
Assistant Stage Manager Théa Pel
Production Stage Manager Krista Blackwood
Production Assistant Katherine Hunter
echnical Director Robbin Cheesman
