Sweet Charity

Written by Neil Simon

Music by Cy Coleman

Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

Have you ever known a girl who wanted something so badly that she tried too hard to get it? Meet Sweet Charity, the girl who wants to be loved so much that she has lost sight of who she is.

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 are as deceptively charming a group as ever swept across any stage. From her cynical, hard-core trio of girlfriends at the dance hall, to the phony evangelist, the Coney Island “fun people”, the Central Park “strollers” and the YMCA “self-improvers”, every character is interesting. This bright, sophisticated show captures the rhythms and sounds of 1960’s New York with wonderful musical numbers including Big Spender, There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This, I’m A Brass Band and The Rhythm of Life.