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Sweet Charity - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Bomfog, Eros, Accord, Advocacy, Aegis, Affection, Affinity, Agape, Agreement, Alms, Altruism, Amity, Attachment, Auspices |
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Sweet Charity, based on Fellini's play Nights of Cabiria, is a musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse; it tells the story of an optimistic young woman named Charity. The play premiered at the Palace Theatre, New York, on January 29 1966; the initial cast was:
- Gwen Verdon - Charity
- John McMartin - Oscar
- Thelma Oliver - Helene
- James Luisi - Vidal
- Arnold Soboloff - Daddy
- Sharon Ritchie - Ursala
Sweet Charity was nominated for a total of 12 Tony Awards; in 1986, it was revived for Broadway, and won 4 Tony Awards, for Best Revival, Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael Ruper), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Bebe Neuwirth) and Best Costume Design (Patricia Zipprodt).
A film version was also produced in 1969, directed by Bob Fosse as well; it featured Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, John McMartin, Paula Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., Ricardo Montalban and Bud Cort.
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Example Usage of Charity |
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Jackiegauthier: MsJackie is raising money to purchase 5 children's bicycles for a Charity event. Tis' the season to give the gift of community outreach. |
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BradmanTV: @NegativeNatalie Hey could you pass on to @ryanseacrest that @greggrunberg and @frankimuniz are doing '@iDUMP4u for Charity' he can too |
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agena_agogo: A fav http://tweetphoto.com/5693877 from the Hey You Guys! Charity (http://bit.ly/5ZTv8Y). More favs: http://bit.ly/4Sqa4c |
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