Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity, based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, is a 1966 musical show directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. It was made into a film in 1969. The musical show was revived in 2005.

Musical show

The play premiered at the Palace Theatre, New York, on January 29 1966; the initial cast was:

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Palace Theatre - New York - January 29 - 1966

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• 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).

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Tony Award - 1986 - Broadway - Michael Ruper - Bebe Neuwirth - Patricia Zipprodt

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