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Guys and Dolls: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"

Clive Rowe brings down the house with “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.”

Aired 02/14/2014 | Rating TV-PG

Great Performances

Guys and Dolls: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"

Clip: Season 41 Episode 14 | 3m 12s

Clive Rowe brings down the house with “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.”

In 1982, Richard Eyre’s multi-award-winning Olivier Theatre revival of "Guys and Dolls" became the biggest hit of the National Theatre's first 20 years. In this excerpt, Clive Rowe, who played Nicely-Nicely when Eyre revived his production at the National Theatre in 1996, leads an ensemble in "Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat.” Part of "Great Performances National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage."

Aired 02/14/2014 | Rating TV-PG

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