SWEET CHARITY conceived by Bob Fossee, Book by Neil Simon, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Kirsten Brandt, choreographed by Gina Angelique (co-production with Sledgehammer Theatre and Eveoke Dance Theatre)
PRESS:
Backstage West Garland Award for Direction
But their Sweet Charity will easily appeal to more than aficionados of the avant-garde eccentricity… rather than being merely the typical small troupe’s scaled down version of a big Broadway show, it is more like the boiled concentrate of a sauce reduced to its savorous essence –and as such is truer to the gritty, tragicomic tone of Fellini’s original tale. This Sweet Charity has the power to prove a pungent and concentrated little hit. – CRITIC’S PICK, Backstage West
But in Kirsten Brandt’s hands, this Sweet Charity, feels like what Fosse might have conceived if he’d been working in the ‘90s. It’s a masterful blend of Broadway saccharine and avant-garde sensibilities, with plenty of jagged edges. –OC Weekly