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    This summarizes the plot of the musical "Sweet Charity". It outlines the key scenes and songs in Act 1 and Act 2. In Act 1, Charity falls in the lake and is rescued by a man who steals her purse. She works as a hostess dancing to attract customers. She meets Oscar and believes she is in love. In Act 2, Charity's relationship with Oscar progresses as they ride the subway and Ferris wheel. At the Fandango ballroom, Charity has a surprise wedding to Herman but it does not work out. She gets her heart broken again at the end.

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    This summarizes the plot of the musical "Sweet Charity". It outlines the key scenes and songs in Act 1 and Act 2. In Act 1, Charity falls in the lake and is rescued by a man who steals her purse. She works as a hostess dancing to attract customers. She meets Oscar and believes she is in love. In Act 2, Charity's relationship with Oscar progresses as they ride the subway and Ferris wheel. At the Fandango ballroom, Charity has a surprise wedding to Herman but it does not work out. She gets her heart broken again at the end.

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    This summarizes the plot of the musical "Sweet Charity". It outlines the key scenes and songs in Act 1 and Act 2. In Act 1, Charity falls in the lake and is rescued by a man who steals her purse. She works as a hostess dancing to attract customers. She meets Oscar and believes she is in love. In Act 2, Charity's relationship with Oscar progresses as they ride the subway and Ferris wheel. At the Fandango ballroom, Charity has a surprise wedding to Herman but it does not work out. She gets her heart broken again at the end.

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    Sweet Charity

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    This summarizes the plot of the musical "Sweet Charity". It outlines the key scenes and songs in Act 1 and Act 2. In Act 1, Charity falls in the lake and is rescued by a man who steals her purse. She works as a hostess dancing to attract customers. She meets Oscar and believes she is in love. In Act 2, Charity's relationship with Oscar progresses as they ride the subway and Ferris wheel. At the Fandango ballroom, Charity has a surprise wedding to Herman but it does not work out. She gets her heart broken again at the end.

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    The document provides an overview of the plot and scenes from the musical 'Sweet Charity'. Charity is the main character who works as a hostess and dances with men for money at a club in New York City. Charity and her friends spend their downtime in the hostess room at the club and hanging out in places like Times Square. At Charity's surprise wedding, her friends give her a positive pregnancy test as a wedding gift, mistakenly thinking she is pregnant and that is why she is getting married.

    Charity works as a hostess and dancer at a club in New York City, where she dances with and entertains men for money.

    Charity and her friends spend their downtime in the hostess room at the club where she works and hanging out in places around New York City, like Times Square.

    Sweet Charity Carmen Act One/ Scene One: Park/Lake Act Two/Scene Two: Kelsey Tiara Tina sharing

    a mirror Charity: put my foot in the water my feet are always hot, you know, and I slipped. Betsey and Suzanne: Yea/Sure

    Charity: He made a grab for me but all he got was my handbag and I fell in Carmen: Oh, sure
    Charity: He startedvery athleticran off to get help - Helene: Honey didnt you leave a tiny detail out of that story Charity: Helene: Nickie Enters

    Nickie: Hello men. Carmen: Hey nickie did you hear about charity and her new boy-friend? Nickie: Oh theyre gonna be married/ All the luck in the world Carmen: He stole her money and pushed her in the lake.
    Nickie: he wasnt for you!
    Herman enters/ the girls look

    Herman: Charity:

    Nickie: Aw baby look dont like to say harsh spent a few quiet... I am still warm, kindhearted and basicly sincere True?

    Helene: True Carmen: True


    Nickie: truehotel out all the time. Charity: but this time I love you... ditto two hundred bucks? Nickie: Right

    Helene: Ditto Carmen: Forget him, honey. We got a living to make if you call this a living
    Carmen exits and gets ready for big spender Charity sings Act One/ Scene 3: Big Spender

    Fandango Girls sing song and exit Charity, Helene, Nickie, and Carmen enter Charity: Anyone ask for me? Nickie: Jack aint coming tonight Charity: Cigarate dangling from his lips Helene: Vaseline in his hair Nickie: sliding off his head Charity: He will He will He will Nickie: He wont Charity I know he wont pushover that ever lived

    Herman: hey cmon Carmen: If he stole your purse, why dont you call the cops? They could still pick him up.
    Helene: Sugarcity with pocketbooks?

    ( All dialogue between girls, react to what they say)


    Act One Scene 4: Ursula and Vidal fight/ Charity and Vidal enter into Pompeii Club Act One Scene 5: RICH MANS FRUG

    Act Two/ Scene 1: Charity and Oscar elevator scene Act Two/ Scene 2: The Rhythm of Life (song/dance) Act Two/ Scene 5: Coney Island (Charity and Oscar Ferris wheel) Act Two/ Scene 6: Slow Night at fandango ballroom Helene: Herman: Girls Sing: (Dialogue with Nickie Rosie and Helene (until Charity enters) Charity: Gather aroundWhat every girl its happened to me. Helene: Youve been drafted. Charity: Im in love Im in love Im in love Im in love Nickie: Thats the eleven we listen to it every night

    Charity: Well, that was the last broadcast. This time its different. This one is really serious. Carmen: Has he - - talked about marriage.
    Charity: Not in so many words. Elaine: How many Charity: none Nickie: local weather and sports Helene: Look kid... ask the house mother owners in 1794 Rosie: Im not a good dancer

    Nickie: We defend ourselves to music Carmen: All you gotta know is when they dance with you, make like your having a good time.
    Charity: before you wind up like the rest of us. Helene: I was always like this Herman: Hey cmon Frency: A live one! Rosie: What do I do? Nickie : Sugar man for himself Helene: for a minute? Suzanne: tell you something.

    Frenchy: Americans always so tall.

    Nickie:Chicago, right? I can always tell a home town boy. Carmen: You look like a good dancer.
    (man chooses rosie) Nickie: learns fast for a kid Charity: she doesnt look like a kid to me

    Helene: Ooh touchy touchy! Carmen: Sore just cause you came in second?
    (All dialogue between nickie and charity) Act Two/ Scene 9: Im a brass band Act Two/ Scene 10: Surprise wedding in ballroom (Dialouge between Herman and Charity) Everyone: CHEAPSKATE Charity: Never mind herman I thank you very much

    Herman: For a broad you gotta lotta class. Carmen: (to nickie) The present. Give her the present.
    Nickie: Alright. Alright (and then nickie starts her speech) Helene: Will you quit slobbering all over the cake Nickie: Im going to miss her Helene: We all are ( Starts speech)

    Helene (crying): Oh God, were gona miss you, kid. Carmen: So we bought you this little present. Which I picked out
    Charity: For me? A wedding gift?

    Nickie: What the hell kind of wedding gift is that? Carmen: I thought she was pregnant. Isnt that why shes getting married?
    (Rest of the scene is dialogue and the song I love to cry at weddings

    Act One:
    Scene 1: Charity Opening You should see yourself The Lake The Rescue

    Scene 2: The hostess room

    Scene 3: Big Spender

    Big Spender Vamp

    Charitys Soliloquy

    Scene 4: Panhandling in front of Pompeii Club Stroke of luck

    Scene 5: Rich Mans Frug

    Scene 6: Vittorio Vidals Apartment If my friends could see me now Too many tomorrows Scene 7 The hostess room theres gotta be something better A big decision Scene 8 Information Desk Elevator Im the bravest individual *****End of Act 1*****

    Act 2
    Scene 1

    Back in the elevator

    Scene 2 Rhythm of Life

    Rhythm of life sermon

    Scene 3

    Subway Charitys Apartment Baby Dream Your Dream Coney Island Sweet Charity

    Scene 4

    Scene 5

    Scene 6 A slow night in the fandango ballroom

    Scene 7

    Times Square

    Scene 8

    The proposal Im a Brass Band

    Scene 9

    Scene 10 Surprise wedding party @ the Ballroom

    I love to cry at weddings

    Scene 11 Charity getting her heart brokenagain

    *****Fully Company Bows*****

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