Sweet Charity
gkgiiliiiBlmsDispalrt Thursday, April 27, 1995 • Cover Story Faith, hope make ‘Sweet Charity’ a classic By Michael C^ossberg truly tenible things happen to her who has worked on more than a It’s also a transitional show, Dvipalch Thcaler C ritic — but .she doe.sn’t give in to it” dozen of Otterbein’s musicals, in with 19 scenes fluidly staged in 12 cluding Rig Riirr and Into the locations. Faith. Ii()f)e and cliatity aix? tia- The romantic comefly, al)out a naive dimc-a-dance girl looking for Woods, will lead a 25-meml)er or- liaditionally, many Ixxtk musi ditionally considerai giHKi (jualities cals were staged with fieiiuent front- or viiiues. Yet, they bring mastly love, is loosely based on Federico chestia “There’s every rhythm and style cuiiain scenes, to allow the scenery trouble to Cbaiity Hoj)e Valentine. Fellini’s 1957 film Nights of Cabiria to be changed behind the cuitain. That’s the daffy, do\vn-on-her- about a pixistitute with a heail of fin?!! tango and samba to the big- “Simon and Fosse both got the luck irony of Smet Cliaritti, the love and a life of sorrow. band jazz feel of the 1940s,” Johnson idea that they wanted to stait blend popular Braadway musical alwut a Stefano has directed about 40 said. ing scenes, so that the show' would woman who refuses to give up on shovTO, including The score flow' in a filmlike fashion,” Stefano men despite ample provocation. about half a doz produced sev- ■ Otterbein College’s theater and said.
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