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Posted: 8/26/10 at 4:06am
Theatre Review – Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal, Haymarket – 21st August 2010)
Say the name Sweet Charity to a general member of the public, and it won’t necessarily be instantly recognized as the name of a Tony-award winning musical. Sing a couple of the songs though, and people will most probably get you. The score is full of Broadway gems such as The Rhythm of Life, Hey, Big Spender and There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This. So add to this a leading lady who is already loved by the nation, and you should have yourself a pretty popular production.
Sweet Charity, though, isn’t just a collection of catchy tunes. It is a staple of traditional American musical theatre, made up of a great book, hilarious jokes, and a lead character that can make you feel just about every kind of emotion. Charity is a woman who goes through life like a whirlwind – picking up every guy around, and genuinely loving him, only to find out that he never loves her. In the musical, we see her with three very different men, and how her genuine personality isn’t always met with the reception she hopes for. In addition to this, the role is one of the toughest all-singing, all-dancing roles a woman could play, so you need a pretty special leading lady to play her.
Please read the rest of my reivew! http://goo.gl/b/hNGq
Say the name Sweet Charity to a general member of the public, and it won’t necessarily be instantly recognized as the name of a Tony-award winning musical. Sing a couple of the songs though, and people will most probably get you. The score is full of Broadway gems such as The Rhythm of Life, Hey, Big Spender and There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This. So add to this a leading lady who is already loved by the nation, and you should have yourself a pretty popular production.
Sweet Charity, though, isn’t just a collection of catchy tunes. It is a staple of traditional American musical theatre, made up of a great book, hilarious jokes, and a lead character that can make you feel just about every kind of emotion. Charity is a woman who goes through life like a whirlwind – picking up every guy around, and genuinely loving him, only to find out that he never loves her. In the musical, we see her with three very different men, and how her genuine personality isn’t always met with the reception she hopes for. In addition to this, the role is one of the toughest all-singing, all-dancing roles a woman could play, so you need a pretty special leading lady to play her.
Please read the rest of my reivew! http://goo.gl/b/hNGq
