Sweet Charity - 14th to 19th February 2012
Our next major show is Sweet Charity.
Director : Sue Kidd - assisted by Martin Jex
Musical Director : Graham Barker - assisted by Sandy Johnstone
Choreographer : Nikki Maine
Rehearsals - Mondays and Wednesdays 7.30 pm and some Sundays 2.00 pm
All at Newlands Girls' School,
Contact details for further information - Jill 01628 820429, jlucking@tiscali.co.uk
Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon.In the musical the central character is a dancer-for-hire at a Times Square dance hall. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1966, where it was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, and also ran in the West End as well as having revivals and international productions.
The show was adapted for the screen in 1969 with Shirley MacLaine as Charity and John McMartin recreating his Broadway role. Bob Fosse directed and choreographed this film.