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The original Broadway production opened on January 29, 1966 at the Palace Theatre, and ran for 608 performances. It starred Gwen Verdon , John McMartin , Helen Gallagher , Thelma Oliver , James Luisi , Arnold Soboloff , and Sharon Ritchie . The production was nominated for 12 Tony Awards , winning only one, for Fosse's choreography. The 1969 film version, ''Sweet Charity'', also directed and choreographed by Fosse, starred Shirley MacLaine and McMartin, recreating his original Broadway role. The movie also included Chita Rivera , Paula Kelly , Stubby Kaye , Barbara Bouchet , Ricardo Montalban , Sammy Davis, Jr. , Suzanne Charney , Alan Hewitt , Dante DiPaolo , Bud Vest , Ben Vereen , Lee Roy Reams , and Al Lanti . The movie was notable for amazing period costumes by Edith Head and of course its dance sequences (notably The Rich Man's Frug ). The show was revived on Broadway in 1986 (starring Debbie Allen as Charity) and won four Tony Awards for Best Revival, Best Featured Actor in a Musical ( Michael Rupert ), Best Featured Actress in a Musical ( Bebe Neuwirth ), and Best Costume Design ( Patricia Zipprodt ). A second revival, starring television and film star Christina Applegate , opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on May 4 , 2005 , after a troubled three-city preview tour. Applegate broke her foot in Chicago , the second stop on the tour, and was replaced by her standby, Charlotte D'Amboise . Then, after the final leg of the tour in Boston , the producers announced the production would not be continuing to the Great White Way, citing lack of interest. However, two days later, the Broadway engagement was re-born after Applegate convinced the producers to continue. A week into previews, Applegate rejoined the cast, which also included Denis O'Hare and Ernie Sabella . The show was nominated for many Tony awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Appelgate. (Reportedly, pop icon Britney Spears was asked to replace Applegate when her contract expired, but declined the offer.) The show ended its Broadway run on December 31, 2005, after playing 279 performances. A national tour of the recent Broadway revival will begin in September 2006 starring Molly Ringwald as Charity Hope Valentine. PLOT SUMMARY Sweet Charity tells the story of an optimistic young woman named Charity Hope Valentine, who works as a Taxi Dancer in a disreputable establishment, the Fandango Ballroom. A true romantic, she hopes to find true love and escape. Though every man she meets breaks her heart, she continues to be hopeful. EXTERNAL LINKS
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