Music by
Cy Coleman
Lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
Book By
Neil Simon
Based on a screenplay by
Federico Fellini and Annio Plaiano
Starring
Jacqueline Dankworth
Josephine Blake
Shezwae Powell
Gregg Edelman
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin
Yates
Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, Theres Gotta
Be Something Better Than This, Im A Brass Band and Rhythm
Of Life are just some of the hits to come from this wonderful
score by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields.
Like Cy Colemans current hit on Broadway, THE LIFE, Sweet
Charity is about the low life of New York. The book by Neil Simon
is one of the funniest that the master of film and stage comedies
has ever written for the musical stage. He also wrote the book
for Theyre Playing Our Song (CDJAY 1256).
Jacqueline Dankworth (daughter of Cleo Laine and John Dankworth)
stars as Sweet Charity. She is supported by such Broadway and
West End Stars as Gregg Edelman (currently on Broadway in "1776"),
Josephine Blake (repeating her role in the West End production
of Sweet Charity) Shezwae Powell and Ethan Freeman (currently
in the West End production of Les Miserables)
This first complete recording includes as bonus tracks, songs
written for the film version.