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Sweet Charity

Opened 1966

608 performances

Musical, Revolution

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Sweet Charity, subtitled A New Musical Comedy, is an album containing a recording of the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity made by its original cast, with Gwen Verdon in the title role. The album was released on Columbia Masterworks on February 7, 1966.

"The arrival of Sweet Charity (Prince of Wales Theatre, 11 October 1967; 476) marked a distinct change of tone for the We": the show's own period marketing line.

Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Book
Neil Simon

Productions4 on Broadway

1942
Mansfield TheatreBroadway Original, opened December 28, 1942, directed by George Abbott
8 performances
1966
Palace TheatreBroadway Revival, opened January 29, 1966, directed by Bob Fosse
608 performances
1986
RevivalBroadway Revival, opened April 27, 1986
369 performances
2005
Al Hirschfeld TheatreBroadway Revival, opened May 4, 2005, directed by Walter Bobbie
279 performances

Songs8 songs

Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This, The Rhythm of Life, Baby Dream Your Dreams, Sweet Charity, Where Am I Going?, I’m a Brass Band

Recordings 10 recordings

1966
Sweet Charity (1966 original Broadway cast)
Sweet Charity (1966 original Broadway cast) Columbia KOL 6500, released 1966
United States
1966
Sweet Charity (1966 original Broadway cast) Columbia KOS 6500, released 1966
United States
1986
Sweet Charity (1986 Broadway cast) EMI Electrola GmbH, released 1986
United States
1994
Sweet Charity (1967 original London cast)
Sweet Charity (1967 original London cast) Sony West End SMK 66172, released 1994
United Kingdom
1999
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity Columbia Broadway Masterworks SK 60960, released 1999
Australia
1999
Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Masterworks Broadway, released May 18, 1999
Worldwide
1999
Sweet Charity (1966 original Broadway cast) Columbia Broadway Masterworks SK 60960, released May 18, 1999
United States
2003
Sweet Charity De Agostini B0000864-02, released 2003
United States
2005
Sweet Charity (2005 Broadway revival cast)
Sweet Charity (2005 Broadway revival cast) DRG Theater 94777, released July 12, 2005
United States
2006
Sweet Charity De Agostini MMN27; De Agostini VFC 61997, released 2006
United Kingdom

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
UK Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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