. . . . "Guys and Dolls"@en . "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\" and \"Blood Pressure\" \u2013 two short stories by Damon Runyon, \u2013 and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories \u2013 most notably \"Pick the Winner\".The premiere on Broadway was in 1950. It ran for 1200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical."@en . . . . . . . .