Sutton Foster to lead SWEET CHARITY Off-Broadway Revival!

The New Group is doing this? That's... so odd.

Sweet Charity is presented by The New Group in association with Kevin McCollum.

If they noted that, we know what it must mean...

Well if they are looking to transfer it to Broadway, they are going to need a name for Oscar, Sutton isn't enough to sell a commercial production of Sweet Charity. They would need a NPH or Jim Parsons.

^ it could come in through roundabout. Violet transferred to Broadway with sutton and she may not be a name, but she's a bigger name than what she was then. Younger is pretty popular.

Kad, I'm with you. It's a confusing match.

Call_me_jorge said: "^ it could come in through roundabout. Violet transferred to Broadway with sutton and she may not be a name, but she's a bigger name than what she was then. Younger is pretty popular.

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Kevin McCollum is a commercial producer. He isn't going to transfer a production to a non profit theater company.

On the New Group's site, they're already advertising,"Consider upgrading to a subscription to guarantee your seat to Sweet Charity." And while they offer both 4 show and 3 show packages for potential subscribers, they are only offering Sweet Charity in the 4 show package. Perhaps they've hit a wall in reaching certain demographics, and this is their solution to expanding their audience.

Updated On: 5/18/16 at 04:31 PM

I don't know anything about the New Group, but it does seem to be a mismatch between the show and the size of the theater. Personally, I like Sutton Foster and would be happy to see this.

I like the score and all but why bother if you do not get the Fosse choreography . I saw the original production and the show would not be the same without it Sutton Foster notwithstanding

Will Neil Simon be revising the book or doing a new final scene, as has become tradition?

I'm not sure Sutton could handle the Fosse choreography. I don't think of her as a Gwen, Chita, or Ann Reinking.

Updated On: 5/18/16 at 08:39 PM

"I'm not sure Sutton could handle the Fosse choreography. I don't think of her as a Gwen, Chita, or Ann Reinking."

I'm confused by this statement. Even though both shows were largely tap-based, both of her Tonys were for dance-heavy shows and roles. While it remains to be seen if she has the Fosse sensibility (and we don't even know how it will be choreographed), it's not as though she couldn't handle it from a purely technical level.

I also think of anyone working today, other than maybe Jane Krakowski, she's a pretty good successor to Gwen Verdon. I was recently re-reading the Wasson biography of Fosse, and the way Verdon is described in performance reminds me a lot of Sutton Foster. She has that kind of winning spirit and vulnerability that Verdon apparently brought to her roles, and that seems pretty ideal for Charity especially. On paper, it's certainly a much more ideal fit than Reno Sweeney, and if she could handle that, I feel like Charity will suit her well.