Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity - music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon.
It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria. However, where Fellini's black-and-white Italian film concerns the romantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful prostitute, 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 9 Tony Awards, and also ran in the West End as well as having revivals and international productions.
The musical was adapted for the screen in 1969 with Shirley MacLaine as Charity and John McMartin recreating his Broadway role as Oscar Lindquist.
Bob Fosse directed and choreographed this film.
The show was performed by the Little Theatre, Donnington, Shropshire
from 3rd to 5th October 2019
Photos courtesy of Lucy Stevens (Photography), Vicki Stevens and Society members.
The Production Team:
The Players:
Show Photos:
The Programme:
Production Team:
Producers - Carol Robertson, Stewart Lee
Director - Carol Robertson
Musical Director - Garry Bailey
Rehearsal Pianist - Nykka Mickael Gregoire
Choreographers - Verity Matthews Amanda Robertson
Stage Manager - Sarah Taylor
Set - Stewart Lee, Mark Allen, Carol Robertson
assisted by Estella Morris, Amanda Robertson
Costumes - Cynthia Shaw & Cast
Properties - Mary Lee
Stage Crew - Dale Pritchard, Stewart Lee
Lighting - Mark Allen, Layton Chantry
Sound - Richard Foxcroft
Librarian - Cynthia Shaw
Prompt - Jennie Elliot
Make-up - Estella Morris
Box Office - Denise Olenik, Jenny Oakey
Programme - Alan & Cynthia Shaw
Posters - Verity Matthews
Bar Manager - Ian Martin
Cast:
Charity Hope Valentine - Jenny Olenik Pritchard
Helene - Kinga Motyka
Nickie - Zoe Halley
Carmen - Amanda Robertson
Rosie - Penny Adams
Herman - Andy Reed
Ursula March - Bryony Jones
Vittorio Vidal - Michael Rawlings
Oscar Lindquist - Stephen Davies
Daddy Brubeck - Simon Lloyd Roberts
Brubeck's Assistants - Amanda Robertson, Emma Pritchard
Other roles played by - Vikki Lee, Verity Matthews, Sally Warren, Carol Melhuish, Estella Morris, Alison Adams, Cynthia Shaw, Bill Walton, Alan Pritchard, Stewart Lee, Dale Pritchard
