Sweet Charity
Broadway Musical
Previews April 11 2005
Opened May 4 2005
Closed December 31 2005 Run 25 previews & 279 performances
Running Time 2 hrs 30 mins | 1
intermission
Tickets $56.25 to $101.25
Holiday Pricing Dec 31st $66.25 to
$111.25
Student Rush $26.25 day of performance
tickets available | Box office only | Cash only | 2 per valid
student ID | Limited availability | Subject to change
Standing Room Only $26.25 tickets available for
sold out performances | Box office only
Prices do not include any taxes,
service charges or other charges
Restrictions Children under 4 years old
not permitted
Performances
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2:00P |
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8:00P |
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8:00P |
8:00P |
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7:00P |
Producers
Barry & Fran Weissler | Clear Channel Entertainment
Creative
Neil Simon book
Cy Coleman music
Dorothy Fields lyrics
Don Sebesky orchestrator
Gordon Lowry Harrell music director & conductor
Wayne Cilento choreographer
Walter Bobbie director
William Ivey Long costume design
Brian MacDevitt lighting design
Scott Pask scenic design
Peter Hylenski sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Current Cast |
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Christina Applegate |
Charity Hope Valentine |
Christina Applegate |
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Denis O'Hare |
Oscar Lindquist |
Denis O'Hare |
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Paul Schoeffler |
Vittorio Vidal |
Paul Schoeffler |
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Janine LaManna |
Nickie |
Melinda Hull |
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Kyra DaCosta |
Helene |
Kearran Giovanni |
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Ernie Sabella |
Herman |
Ernie Sabella |
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Tyler Hanes |
Charlie |
Tyler Hanes |
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Rhett G George |
Daddy Brubeck |
Rhett G George |
The road to Broadway We
started reported on this revival of Sweet Charity when it was
headed for Broadway with a target of
2000-2001, then April
2003 then January 2004. First step toward NYC was to be tour with
Paula Abdul kicking off 1999. Then the show was to star tube's Jenna Elfman as
the only
pixie we think could out-cute Shirley's film turn. Wayne Cilento was
first mentioned to direct, then word
was Walter Bobbie. Bobbie was out, then maybe still in. Marisa Tomei
was attached to the show, then Jane Krakowki's name floated...
Then things started to get a bit firmer. Variety
reported in March 2004 that Christina Applegate was to head the cast
as the show looked toward an April 21, 2005 opening and, in Playbill,
director (Again!) Walter Bobbie announced the addition of choreographer Wayne
Cilento to the creative team. The show's pre-Broadway tour was
scheduled for a February 2005 Minneapolis opening with stops in
Chicago and Boston with Ms Applegate in the lead
Talk about taking direction. Say 'Break a leg,' and Ms Applegate
does just that, well almost, as she fractured her ankle at the
beginning of a Boston performance that began a roller-coaster ride.
The producers pull the plug on the show; Ms Applegate gets on the
phone to drum up support; the show is back on with Charlotte
D'Amboise in the lead; Ms Applegate gets back on her feet and opens
with her right foot in a brace. That's Broadway!
Notes Sweet Charity first appeared as a straight play at
the Mansfield Theater December 28, 1942. The George Abbott headed
production collapsed after eight performances. The Bob Fosse musical
version starring Gwen Verdon debuted at the Palace Theater January
29, 1966 and played for 608 performances. The show had a one-year
revival at the Minskoff Theater with a cast headed by Debbie Allen
Neil Simon will have three revivals on the Broadway boards in a span
of nine months. In addition to Sweet Charity,
The Odd Couple starts
previews in October 2005 and
Barefoot in the Park
is due sometime January 2006 |
