Slideshow
Bob Fosse’s
SWEET CHARITY
Sunday, October 13 at 4:30
Monday, October 14 at 2:30
New 4K Restoration
Introduced by Fosse Biographer Kevin Winkler
(1969) Fosse’s Broadway smash — a musical version of Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria — became his movie-directing debut, with Shirley MacLaine as Charity Hope Valentine, the dancehall hostess with a heart of gold. Show-stopping Fosse numbers performed by MacLaine, Chita Rivera, and Paula Kelly — plus Stubby Kaye and Sammy Davis Jr. Screenplay by Peter Stone. DCP. Approx. 160 min.
Introduced by Kevin Winkler, author of Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical (available both days at our concession) with book signing in the lobby following the event.
Reviews
“In short, a terrific musical film… extremely handsome and plush production accomplishes everything it sets out to do.”
– Variety
“A kaleidoscope of '60s kitsch and kinetic energy.”
– David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter