Our 26th Season
SWEET CHARITY
Directed by Debra Lee FaillaMusic Direction by Tony Bellomy
Choreography by Emily Frangipane
Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather, the misadventures, in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine. Charity sings, dances, laughs and cries her way through romances with the “animal magnetism” hero, the “ultra-chic continental” hero, and the “impossible-to believe-but-he’s-better than nothing” type hero. Her world is the all too real world of Times Square, and the people who pass through her world are a deceptively charming a group. This is a bright and sophisticated show in every sense. Neil Simon has a particular talent for looking at the truly amusing side of life. Wonderful musical numbers include Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, Too Many Tomorrows, There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This, I’m a Brass Band and Baby, Dream Your Dream. ..and fabulous dancing too!
Cast (in order of appearance):
(Names in red denote Curtain Call debut.)
Charity Hope Valentine- Arielle Boutin
Charlie- Rob Rosado
Helene- Lisa DeAngelis
Nickie- Jennifer Silvernman
Fandango Girls- Faith Fernandes, Donna Fox, Bonita Gregson, Katie Imholt, Kaite Marie Laurie, Trisha McCoy, Savannah Miller
Herman- Jim Chiles
Ursula- Katie Imholt
Vittorio Vidal- Rosado
Frug Dancers- Cassie Carroll, John Kevin Cooper, Lisa DeAngelis, Skye Gillespie, Bonita Gregson, Bobby Henry, Eric Hu, Justin McArthur, Trisha McCoy, Savannah Miller, Everton Ricketts, Rob Rosado, Jennifer Silverman
Manfred- James Hobayan
YMCA Receptionist- Lidia Winsor
Oscar Lindquist- Duane Lanham
Daddy Johann Sebastian Brubeck- Everton Ricketts
Daddy's Assistants- Faith Fernandes, Bobby Henry
Rosie- Cassie Carroll
Brass Band Dancers- Cassie Carroll, John Kevin Cooper, Skye Gillespie, Bonita Gregson, Eric Hu, Justin McArthur, Trisha McCoy, Everton Ricketts, Rob Rosado, Savannah Miller
Good Fairy- Donna Fox
Ensemble- Joe Caputo, Cassie Carroll, John Kevin Cooper, Bobby Henry, James Hobayan, Eric Hu, Kaite Marie Laurie, Rachel Lewis, Matthew McArthur, Laura Naclerio, Paul Naclerio, Chris Nardi, Lesya Protsyk, Kellen Schult, Lidia Winsor