Sweet Charity
- Full Length Musical, Comedy, 1960s
- 4M, 4F
- ISBN: TW-8931
Hapless but unflappable Charity Hope Valentine desperately seeks love in New York City in the 1960s. In this exuberant, groovy, hilarious musical comedy, Charity tries again and again to find her dream and make something of herself.
Description
- Full Length Musical
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1960s
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes
- Orchestra Size: Large
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Winner! Tony Award for Choreographer (1965-66)
Winner! The Outer Critics Circle Award for Performance (1965-66)
Winner! 4 Tony Awards including Best Revival (1985-86)
Winner! The Drama Desk Award for Featured Actor (1985-86)
Winner! The Outer Critics Circle Award for Choreography (1985-86)
We proudly licence the 1966 Broadway version of Sweet Charity. Musical numbers include: "Big Spender," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," "I'm a Brass Band" and "Baby, Dream Your Dream."
REVIEWS:
"Buckets of razzle-dazzle and some walloping tunes."
Sally Hales, Exeunt Magazine
"A hymn to female resilience... There is something cheering about the cockeyed optimism of Charity, who seeks to escape her grim life as a New York taxi dancer where all you do is ‘defend yourself to music,’ and Coleman’s score brims with good tunes."
Michael Billington, The Guardian
"A hit-packed score by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, and a joke-packed book by Neil Simon."
Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"If your heart doesn’t break a little for Charity Hope Valentine, you might consider a transplant."
Jeremey Gerard, Deadline
"Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields’ terrific songs... have snappy wit, a big heart and just the right sprinkling of sentimentality, socked across by a muscular orchestra."
David Rooney, Variety
"A love letter from original director/choreographer Bob Fosse to his then-wife Gwen Verdon...[with] emotionally intimate moments that are every bit as powerful as the brassiest elements in Cy Coleman’s classic score."
Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter
Sweet Charity opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on January 29, 1966, starring Gwen Verdon, John McMartin, Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver. The show ran for 608 performances. The subsequent London production, at the Price of Wales Theatre, played for 476 performances. In 1986, Sweet Charity was revived on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre, starring Debbie Allen, Michael Rupert, Bebe Neuwirth and Allison Williams. In 2005m the show returned to Broadway at the Al Hirshfeld Theatre, starring Christian Applegate, Denis O'Hare, Ernie Sabella and Paul Schoeffler.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
- Chorus Size: Large
CHARITY HOPE VALENTINE
HELENE
NICKIE
VITTORIO VIDAL
OSCAR LINDQUIST
HERMAN
DADDY BRUBECK
Supporting
CARMEN
ROSIE
SUZANNE
FRENCHY
BETSY
ELAINE
HOSTESS
URSULA MARCH
2 ASSISTANT TO BRUBECK
Doubling Parts
CHARLIE — also Voice on Tape
FIRST PASSERBY — also Man Panhandler
FIRST YOUNG MAN — also Marvin
MARRIED WOMAN — also First Woman
MARRIED MAN — also Manfred
WOMAN WITH HAT — also Woman Panhandler and Good Fairy
ICE CREAM VENDOR — also Second Man Panhandler
SECOND YOUNG MAN — also Waiter
SECOND WOMAN — also Second Woman Panhandler
BASEBALL PLAYER — also Man Waiting for Elevator
GIRL — also Information Booth Girl
MAN WITH A DOG — also Doorman SPANISH YOUNG MAN
DIRTY OLD MAN — also Barney
FIRST COP — also Policeman
SECOND COP — also Cop
LEADERS OF THE SINGERS AND DANCERS
Ensemble
PARK CROWD
DANCING COUPLES
92nd STREET Y PATRONS
RHYTHM OF LIFE CHURCH CONGREGATION
SUBWAY RIDERS
CONEY ISLAND PEOPLE
FAN-DANGO BALLROOM CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES
Available Material
| Name | Price |
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Perusal Material
Shipped immediately. This is optional.
Order Now
1 x Lib-Vocal Book |
$24.00 |
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Rehearsal Material
Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.
30 x Libretto-Vocal Score |
$550.00 +$135.00/pm |
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Orchestral Material
Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.
3 Violins I & II |
$350.00 +$135.00/pm |
