San Diego : The national tour of the recent Broadway revival of Sweet Charity opens today at San Diego's Civic Theatre. Headlining the production is Molly Ringwald as Charity Hope Valentine. Joining her will be Amanda Watkins as Nickie, Kisha Howard as Helene, Richard Ruiz as Herman, Aaron Ramey as Vittorio, Guy Adkins as Oscar, and David Glaspie as Daddy.
The ensemble will feature Angel Reda, Laquet Sharnell, Colin Cunliffe, Keven Quillon, Sae La Chin, Rhea Patterson, Tonya Wathen, Nova Bergeron, and Merrit Tyler Hawkins.
The musical features lyrics by Dorothy Field, music by Cy Coleman, and a book by Neil Simon. The creative team features choreography by Wayne Cilento, set design by Scott Pask, costume design by William Ivey Long, and lighting design by Brian MacDevitt.
Charity Hope Valentine is a taxi dancer with a heart of gold. She dreams of meeting the right man and settling down, but keeps waisting her affections on losers. Her luck starts to change when she meets a suave Italian movie star, but things really start to look up when she runs into a shy but sweet guy in a night-school elevator. Could this finally be her Prince Charming?
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