Sweet Charity

About the Play

Artistic Director Michael Halberstam gives Charity reasons to sing and dance on the gritty streets of New York, and Musical Director Doug Peck re-imagines the score for a live jazz combo. Sure to be the musical smash hit of the season!

Meet the Artists

	Karen Burthwright* (Nickie)
	Adam Estes* (Ensemble)
	James Earl Jones II* (DaddyBrubeck/Herman)
	Ericka Mac* (Helene)
	Jeff Parker* (Vittorio Vidal)
	Travis Porchia (Ensemble)
	Liam Quealy (Ensemble)
	Emily Ariel Rogers (Ursula)
	Katie Spelman* (Ensemble)
	Tiffany Topol* (Charity)
	Jarrod Zimmerman* (Oscar)

Michael Halberstam (Director)
Doug Peck (Musical Director and Re-Orchestrations)
Jessica Redish (Choreographer)
Tom Vendafreddo (Conductor)
Collette Pollard (Scenic Designer)
David Hyman (Costume Designer)
John Culbert (Lighting Designer)
Joshua Horvath (Sound Designer)
Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer)
Eva Breneman (Dialect Coach)
David Castellanos* (Production Stage Manager)

*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

Reviews

“Sweet Charity [is] a knockout!   HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!”
– Chicago Sun Times

“Sweet Charity lights up stage.  Tiffany Topol [is] astoundingly infectious.”
– Chicago Tribune

“[Sweet Charity] overflows with charm.  A magnetically intimate revival!”
– Time Out Chicago

“Halberstam has crafted a frothy delight of a production, a staging propelled by Jessica Redish’s giddily marvelous, Fosse-inspired choreography.”
– Pioneer Press

“Tiffany Topol charms, brimming with vulnerability and a likeable,
indefatigably cheerful personality.”

– Showbiz Chicago

“Full-blooded, euphoric, soulful, [and] no-holds-barred fantastic!”
– New City

“Topol hurls herself into her songs and dances with infectious, wide-eyed delight.”
– Chicago Stage and Cinema