Charity Hope Valentine is a naïve and faithful girl, who works as a taxi-dancer at a dance restaurant and inevitably gives away her heart – and money - to the wrong man. We follow her as she sings, laughs and cries her way through various romances, either with ‘the-hero-with-the-uncontrollable-magnetism’, ‘the-super-chic-European-hero’ or ‘the-hero-who-you-cannot-trust-but-is-better-than-none’. Then one day in the lift at YMCA, she meets the righteous Oscar Lindquist, who instantly falls in love with her and offers his hand in marriage. Though unfortunately, he cannot accept her profession and so Charity is back on the same track, hoping to meet her ‘knight in shinning armour’.
SONGS:
You Should See Yourself,
Big Spender,
If My Friends Could See Me Now,
There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This,
The Rhythm of Life,
Baby Dream Your Dream,
Sweet Charity,
Where Am I Going,
I'm a Brass Band,
I Love To Cry at Weddings.
ORCHESTRATION:
3 Violins I & II
1 Cello
1 Bass
1 Reed I: Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
OR: Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
1 Reed II: Piccolo, Flute, alto Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
OR: Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
1 Reed III: Oboe, Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone
1 Reed IV: Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone
OR: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone
1 Reed V: Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Baritone Saxophone
OR: Bassoon, Clarinet and Baritone Saxophone
1 Trumpets I & I (both double Flugel Horns)
1 Trumpet III
1 Trumpet IV
1 Trombone I
1 Trombone II
Trombone III
Percussion I & II
1 Guitar I: Guitar and Electric Guitar
1 Guitar II: Bass Guitar, Guitar and Electric Guitar and Hand Cymbals
Piano Conductor’s Score
