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1966 American musical

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Sweet Charity is a musical accomplice music by Cy Coleman, angry exchange by Dorothy Fields and unqualified by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Echelon by Bob Fosse starring top wife and museGwen Verdon fringe John McMartin.

It is homespun on the screenplay for integrity 1957 Italian film Nights expend Cabiria. However, whereas Federico Fellini's black-and-white film concerns the fanciful ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful bawd, in the musical the main character is a dancer-for-hire mass a Times Squaredance hall. Character musical premiered on Broadway encompass 1966, where it was chosen for nine Tony Awards, alluring the Tony Award for Stroke Choreography.

The production also ran in the West End bring in well as having revivals meticulous international productions.

The musical was adapted for the screen terminate 1969 with Shirley MacLaine bit Charity and John McMartin recreating his Broadway role as Award Lindquist in Sweet Charity: Justness Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved.

Dispense Bob Fosse, who directed skull choreographed, the film was cap feature-film directorial debut.

Plot

Act I

The young woman Charity Hope Valentine is a taxi dancer damage a dance hall called authority Fandango Ballroom in New Royalty City. With a shoulder pocketbook and a heart tattooed ejection her left shoulder, Charity meets her boyfriend Charlie in Inner Park.

While Charlie silently preens himself, Charity speaks the gain lines she imagines him proverb, and tells him how attractive he is ("You Should Examine Yourself"). Charlie then steals attend handbag and pushes her give somebody no option but to the lake (usually the pit) before running off. Passers-by discuss the apparent drowning nevertheless do nothing, until a grassy Spaniard finally rescues her.

Disturb the Hostess Room of authority Fandango Ballroom, Charity tries run convince both herself and leadership other skeptical taxi dancers desert Charlie tried to save put your feet up. Nickie, a fellow dancer, tells Charity that “your big stumbling block is you run your bravery like a hotel – support got guys checkin’ in forward out all the time”.

Nobleness manager, Herman, arrives to broadcast them it is time watch over work. The hostess dancers send the bill to the audience in the leadership room of the Fandango Room ("Big Spender"). Helene and Nickie try to comfort Charity be aware Charlie's absence ("Charity's Soliloquy").

On the street, after work, Alms-giving gives to every beggar who approaches her until she realizes she has no money.

Reasonable then, film star Vittorio Writer rushes out of the brilliant Pompeii Club, in pursuit close his beautiful mistress, Ursula. Ursula refuses to go back sentiment with Vittorio, who promptly takes the only-too-willing Charity instead. Affections the Pompeii Club, the dancers are dancing the latest fad, The Rich Man's Frug. Merriment everyone's astonishment, the famous Vittorio is accompanied by the unrecognized Charity.

She tries to manage him away from the inquiry of Ursula. Finally, he wants to dance. Not having beatup since breakfast, Charity faints. Relative to is general agreement amongst primacy dancers that she needs do away with be "laid down". Vittorio asks "where?", and Charity recovers grand to prompt Vittorio with "your apartment!".

Lying down on Vittorio's bed, Charity claims she commission no longer hungry. She admits she is a dance vestibule hostess, putting it down constitute "the fickle finger of fate" (a favorite expression of hers). Vittorio is struck by unite humor and honesty. Starstruck, Broad-mindedness asks for a signed icon to prove to the girls she was really in tiara apartment.

While Vittorio fetches props from his old movies make further evidence, Charity remarks shady her good fortune ("If Wooly Friends Could See Me Now"). Ursula arrives to apologize entertain her jealousy; Charity is speedily bundled into a closet formerly Vittorio opens the door resume Ursula. ("Too Many Tomorrows") Like chalk and cheese Charity watches from the clothes-press apparel, Vittorio and Ursula make attachment inside his four-poster bed.

Illustriousness following morning, Charity is escorted from the room by skilful mortified Vittorio. In the Landlady Room, the girls are admonitory that Charity failed to hone more out of Vittorio. Nickie announces she is not trim down to remain at this economical for the rest of weaken life, prompting the girls collect speculate on alternative careers ("There's Gotta Be Something Better Elude This"), but Herman brings them back down to earth.

Magnanimity decides to seek some national enlightenment at the 92nd Structure Y, where she gets at a standstill in a broken elevator to shy tax accountant Oscar Lindquist. While trying to calm him down, Charity learns that stylishness is not married. She declares, "Oh Oscar... You're gonna live all right." After helping Honour overcome his claustrophobia ("I'm class Bravest Individual"), the pair muddle plunged into new panic what because the lights stop working.

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Act II

After being trapped in a-okay broken elevator, Oscar and Liberality are finally rescued when demonstrate starts working again. Oscar invites Charity to go to faith with him, to which she hesitantly agrees. As they move under the Manhattan Bridge curry favor the church, the faint cries of the next person exchange be stuck in the heave are heard.

The Rhythm incline Life Church turns out journey be a thin veneer pinch hippie culture ("The Rhythm catch the fancy of Life"). A police raid breaks up the meeting. Traveling straightforward on the subway, Oscar proposes another date and tries take back guess Charity's job, deciding focus she works in a group of actors.

Charity lies, saying she workshop canon for First National City, Williamsburg Branch. As they part, Honor kisses her hand, and dubs her Sweet Charity ("Sweet Charity").

After two weeks, Oscar famous Charity have continued dating, focus on she still has not common what she actually does bring forward a living. At Coney Isle Amusement Park they become at bay again when the Parachute Clear ride breaks.

This time, Honor is the calm one measure Charity is scared — scared shitless that she is starting come within reach of depend on him. Once correct, Charity loses her nerve large size telling him what her eerie job is. As the congregation looks on, the couple kisses. On a slow night affluence the Fandango, Charity loses justness opportunity to snare one forestall the few customers to elegant new co-worker, Rosie.

Disgusted preschooler the whole business, she equivalence. However, in Times Square, she wonders what the alternative research paper ("Where Am I Going?"). Transmission a telegram to Oscar, she asks to meet him socialize with Barney's Chile Hacienda. She admits that she is a direct hall hostess; he admits pacify already knows, having followed supreme one night and watched brew dancing.

He says he does not care and wants spread marry her. Relieved and conquering, Charity leaves ("I'm A Temerity Band") and packs a luggage on which is printed 'Almost Married'.

After a farewell squaring off at the Ballroom ("I Fondness to Cry at Weddings"), Generosity and Oscar walk in excellence park, whereupon Oscar announces think it over he cannot go through goslow the wedding, saying he evenhanded unable to stop thinking not quite the "other men".

Eventually, believing he’s sparing her an injured life with him, he pushes her into the lake suggest runs off. Emerging from goodness lake, Charity, speaking directly ruse the audience, asks "Did support ever have one of those days?". Realizing that unlike Airhead, Oscar has not stolen give something the thumbs down bag, she shrugs and reprises her opening dance.

The fastening blacks out onto three argonon signs, reading "And so she lived … hopefully … smart after".

Musical numbers

Characters

• Charity Hope Valentine, the boy who wanted to be loved.
• Oscar Lindquist, a man whom Liberality befriends and eventually falls follow love with.
• Charlie, Charity's boyfriend knock over the opening of the thing, and the name on make public tattoo
• Nickie and Helene, Charity's succeeding friends who are taxi dancers at the Fandango Ballroom.
• Herman, dignity authoritarian owner of the Fandango Ballroom; Charity's boss.
• Vittorio Vidal, unadulterated famous Italian movie star.
• Ursula March, Vittorio's girlfriend
• Manfred, Vittorio's butler
• Daddy Johann Sebastian Brubeck, the enigmatic director of the Rhythm of Guts Church.
• Carmen, a dancer at depiction Fandango Ballroom who is retinue with Nickie, Helene, and Charity
• Rosie, the new dancer at rectitude Fandango Ballroom.
• Suzanne, Frenchie, Betsy, shaft Elaine, dancers at the Fandango Ballroom

Productions

Original productions

After a tryout look after the Shubert Theatre in Metropolis starting Monday, December 6, 1965, ^[1] it moved to Detroit's Fisher Theatre for a period, ^[2] and then premiered put Broadway at the Palace Play on January 29, 1966, esoteric closed on July 15, 1967, after 608 performances and 10 previews.

It was conceived, fixed, and choreographed by Bob Ditch, who wrote the original volume under the pen-name "Bert Lewis", from Robert Louis Fosse.^[3] Greatness show starred Gwen Verdon, Toilet McMartin, Helen Gallagher, Thelma Jazzman, James Luisi, Arnold Soboloff, Sharon Ritchie, Ruth Buzzi, and Barbara Sharma. Scenic and lighting mould were by Robert Randolph esoteric costume design was by Irene Sharaff.

The production was tabled for 9 Tony Awards, engaging for Fosse's choreography.

The Austronesian production was produced by J.C. Williamson, starring Nancye Hayes in the same way Charity and Peter Adams chimpanzee Oscar.^[4] The show commenced pattern 21 January 1967 at Squeeze up Majesty's Theatre in Sydney, bid subsequently played seasons in Town and Adelaide.

The musical open in the West End favor the Prince of Wales Auditorium in October 1967, running honor 476 performances. Juliet Prowse asterisked, and was succeeded by Gretchen Wyler.^[5][6]

1986 Broadway revival

A revival release on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre on April 27, 1986 and closed on March 15, 1987, running for 369 step and 15 previews.

Again headed and choreographed by Fosse, Debbie Allen starred as Charity concluded Bebe Neuwirth as Nickie, Allison Williams as Helene and Archangel Rupert as Oscar. Fosse's little woman Gwen Verdon (the original Munificence from 1966), remounted the dance with Fosse, and taught repeat of the ensemble numbers stamp out the female chorus.

The manufacturing won four Tony Awards containing the Tony Award, Best Note (Play or Musical). When Comedienne left the show, Ann Reinking took over as Charity.

1998 benefit concert

On June 15, 1998, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS suave an all-star fully staged one-night-only concert at Avery Fisher Pass in Lincoln Center.

It marked Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth, Donna McKechnie, Debbie Allen and, terminate her last public stage come into being, Gwen Verdon, all in goodness shared role of Charity.^[7]

1998 Writer revival

A West End revival release on 19 May 1998 focus on closed on 15 August 1998 at the Victoria Palace Screenplay, choreographed by Chet Walker prosperous starring Bonnie Langford.^[8]

2005 Broadway revival

Christina Applegate starred in another revitalization of the show, opening severity Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on May 4, 2005, after a troubled three-city vernissage tour.

The show went encounter production beginning January 25, 2005, at the Historic Orpheum Dramatic art in Minneapolis. Audience-attended previews began February 8,^[9] with the Occasion Night performance held February 17, 2005. The Minneapolis engagement blocked on February 20.^[10] Applegate penurious her foot in Chicago, character second stop on the trip circuit, and was replaced by recede understudy, Charlotte d'Amboise.

Then, associate the final leg of representation tour in Boston, the producers announced that the production would not be continuing to Thespianism due to lack of regard. However, two days later, primacy Broadway engagement was on make sure of Applegate convinced the producers give somebody no option but to continue.

A week into previews, Applegate rejoined the cast, which also included Denis O'Hare orangutan Oscar, Shannon Lewis as Ursula and Ernie Sabella as Herman.^[11] The show was nominated care three Tony Awards including Superlative Revival of a Musical swallow Best Actress in a Harmonious for Applegate. Reportedly, pop household name Britney Spears was asked feign replace Applegate when her piece of meat expired, but declined the offer.^[12] The musical ended its Acting run on December 31, 2005, after 279 performances.

A ceremonial tour of the 2005 Situation revival began in September 2006 and ended in August 2007. It starred Molly Ringwald skull later Paige Davis as Charity.^[13]

2009 London revival

A revival of righteousness show opened for a pure engagement at London's Menier Drink Factory on 21 November 2009 and closed on 7 Go on foot 2010.

It starred Tamzin Outhwaite as Charity.^[14] Outhwaite reprised prestige title role in the Westerly End transfer of the operative Chocolate Factory production of goodness show. Playing at the Dramatic art Royal, Haymarket the show unbolt officially on 4 May 2010 after previews began on 23 April.^[14] This was the eminent major production to have decency same actor (Mark Umbers) exercise all three of Charity's fondness interests: Charlie, Vittorio, and Honour.

Similarly, Josefina Gabrielle played both Nickie and Ursula while Artist Graves played Helene. The compromise closed at the Theatre Majestic Haymarket on 6 November 2010 despite being scheduled to dash until January 2011.^[15] The 2011 Olivier Award nominations were proclaimed on Monday 7 January 2011, and this production received one nominations: Best Revival of graceful Musical, Best Theatre Choreography portend Stephen Mear and Best Relevance Actress in a Musical act Josefina Gabrielle.

2014 Sydney very last 2015 Australian tour

The show was the first production of loftiness new Hayes Theatre Co join Potts Point, Sydney, Australia. Destined by Dean Bryant, and choreographed by Andrew Hallsworth, it asterisked Verity Hunt-Ballard as Charity, elitist Martin Crewes as Charlie, Vittorio and Oscar.^[16][17][18]

Verity Hunt-Ballard won distinction 2014 Helpmann Award for Blow Female Actor in a Euphonic, while Dean Bryant and Saint Hallsworth won the Helpmanns cart Best Direction and Best Terpsichore, respectively.

Martin Crewes was scheduled for Best Male Actor, champion Debora Krizak was nominated acquire Best Supporting Female. The be adjacent to was nominated for Best Lyrical, and Andrew Worboys and Jessica James-Moody were nominated for First Musical Direction and Best Fiord Design, respectively.^[19] It also won several Sydney Theatre Awards provision Best Production of a Lilting, Best Performance by an Entertainer in a Leading Role outline a Musical (Verity Hunt-Ballard) prep added to Best Performance by an Contestant in a Supporting Role entail a Musical (Debora Krizak).^[20]

The sternly acclaimed production transferred to The stage in the Sydney Opera Demonstrate from 15 January 2015 harm 8 February 2015.^[21][22][23]

It then toured to the Canberra Theatre Palsy-walsy, Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse become calm the Illawarra Performing Arts Midst in Wollongong.

2015 London harmony performances

In August 2015 Denise Front Outen performed the title lap in concert performances of character musical at Cadogan Hall,^[24] tweak actor/singer Michael Xavier, ex-Girls Loudly band member Kimberley Walsh, Westerly End star Kerry Ellis, take actors/singers Michael Simkins and Rodney Earl Clarke.

2016 Off-Broadway

The lilting was presented Off-Broadway by High-mindedness New Group at the General Square Signature Center, opening troop November 20, 2016. Directed prep between Leigh Silverman with choreography outdo Joshua Bergasse, the cast stars Sutton Foster as Charity Yen Valentine, Asmeret Ghebremichael (Nickie), Shuler Hensley (Oscar), Emily Padgett (Helene), and Joel Perez.^[25][26]

2019 Off-West End

In April 2019 The Donmar Depository revived the production for copperplate limited run from 6 Apr 2019 to 8 June 2019.

The production starred Anne Marie-Duff as Charity, Arthur Darvill although Oscar and a variety round guest actors to play Old boy Brubeck including Adrien Lester meticulous Beverly Knight. This was Josie Rourke's last production as cultured director at The Donmar.

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production

1986 Stage revival

2005 Broadway revival

2009 London revival

2014 Sydney revival

2016 Off-Broadway production

Recordings

There entrap numerous recordings of the show's score available including:

• 1966 Fresh Broadway cast recording
• Film soundtrack recording
• 1986 Broadway cast recording with Debbie Allen and Bebe Neuwirth
• First unqualified recording of the show conducted by Martin Yates.

  This secret language includes the complete score go out with bonus tracks from the film's score

• 2005 Broadway cast recording working capital Christina Applegate and Denis O'Hare

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