Script

Audition Central: Guys and Dolls JR.

Script: Nicely-Nicely Johnson

HARRY

Tell me, what about Nathan Detroit? Is he got a place for his crap game?
 

BENNY

He s still looking for a place.
 

NICELY

The heat is on.
 

HARRY

Well, tell him I m loaded and looking for action. I just acquired five thousand potatoes.
 

BENNY

Five thousand bucks!
 

NICELY

Where did you acquire it?
 

HARRY

I collected the reward on my father.

(HARRY exits.)
 

BENNY

Everybody is looking for action. I wish Nathan finds a

(BENNY stops as BRANNIGAN enters  he crosses to Benny.)
 

NICELY

Why, Lieutenant Brannigan! Mr. Southstreet, it is Lieutenant Brannigan of the New York Police Department.
 

BENNY

A pleasure.
 

BRANNIGAN

Either of you guys seen Nathan Detroit?
 

BENNY

Which Nathan Detroit is that?
 

BRANNIGAN

I mean the Nathan Detroit who s been running a floating crapgame around here. You can tell him for me: I know that right now he s running around trying to find a spot&

(NATHAN enters, not seeing BRANNIGAN.)
 

NICELY

Hi, Nathan!
 

NATHAN

Fellas, I m having terrible trouble. Everybody s scared on account of that lousy Brannigan, and I can t
 

BRANNIGAN

Something wrong, Mr. Detroit?
 

NATHAN

(a sickly grimace)
Oh, hello, Lieutenant. I hope you don t think I was talking about you. There are other lousy Brannigans.

BRANNIGAN

Detroit, I imagine you are having trouble finding a place for your crap game.

NATHAN

Well, the heat is on, as you must know from the fact that you now have to live on your salary.

(BRANNIGAN glares and exits.)

NICELY

Did you find a place for the game?

NATHAN

I was just over to the Biltmore Garage. Joey says he might take a chance and let me use the place, if I give him a thousand bucks.

BENNY

A thousand bucks!

NATHAN

In cash.

BENNY

Nathan, can t you do something?