Who Played Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity

Charity Hope Valentine is a role in Sweet Charity, a musical that opened Broadway in 1986.

Based on the screenplay <i>Nights of Cabiria</i> by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano<p>Debuting on Broadway in 1966, Sweet Charity was a collaboration between some of Broadway's most spectacular talents. Cy Coleman's music effortlessly captures the rhythms and sounds, and Dorothy Fields lyrics the vernacular and fascination of the underground scene, in iconic musical numbers such as Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, and There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This. Neil Simon's razor-sharp script lifts the veil on the exquisite agony of living on the under-side of life. The legendary Bob Fosse directed and choreographed the original production, and was largely responsible for the musical's distinctive and lasting identity.