Sweet Charity
(Movies) WhenDecember 27, 2019 <m>(Friday)m>WhereDryden Theatre / George Eastman House900 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14607 (US)
Website: https://www.eastman.org/sweet-charity
Event Details
Known for films including Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1974), and All That Jazz (1979), Bob Fosse directs this kooky musical comedy-drama starring the always-endearing Shirley MacLaine. With notable costumes by Hollywood wardrobe veteran Edith Head and featuring one of the longest musical numbers in film history ("I'm a Brass Band" performed by MacLaine), Sweet Charity portrays Charity, a bar room dancer who is constantly searching for genuine love, but faces challenges due to her occupation and credulous personality. Originally a Broadway musical, also directed by Fosse, this stage play turned film was loosely based on Italian Neorealist auteur Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (1957).