Sweet Charity
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 intial 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.