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Duluth, Minnesota. 1934.

A community living on a knife-edge huddle together in the local guesthouse.

The owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for.

And, when a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback show up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return…

Brought to life by a 20-piece company of actors and musicians, award-winning playwright Conor McPherson beautifully weaves the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan into this new show full of hope, heartbreak and soul

Duluth, Minnesota. 1934.

A community living on a knife-edge huddle together in the local guesthouse.

The owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for.

And, when a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback show up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return…

Brought to life by a 20-piece company of actors and musicians, award-winning playwright Conor McPherson beautifully weaves the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan into this new show full of hope, heartbreak and soul

第一幕

("Overture")

少女查理蒂被男友查理騙走了金錢，("You Should See Yourself")看到了紐約的人情冷暖。她向同伴訴苦，眾人要她忘掉查理，繼續表演。("Big Spender")之後她又向好友希倫和妮姬訴苦，並不想再成為男人間的玩物。("Charity's Soliloquy")之後她遇到男影星域多利奧，他帶她去到五彩斑爛的娛樂圈。("Rich Man's Frug")查理蒂對他帶給她的名氣甚感開心。("If My Friends Could See Me Now")好景不長，域多利奧女友烏蘇拉呷起醋來，域多利奧安撫了她("Too Many Tomorrow")，查理蒂識趣離開，並且希望會有個更好的未來。("There's Gotta be Something Better Than This")

第二幕

在困升降機事件中會計師奧斯卡和查理蒂相遇，二人都想開心些。("I'm the Bravest Individual")奧斯卡帶了她去參加教會的活動，("The Rhythm of Life")查理蒂覺得他十分好人。希倫和妮姬都說這樣的男人信得過。("Baby, Dream Your Dream")又一次事件　－　二人的降傘纏住了，奧斯卡的信心和經驗救了二人。("Sweet Charity")可是查理蒂告訴奧斯卡她在銀行工作，她覺得再騙下去於良心十分不安。("Where am I Going?")可其實他並沒有介意，反而向她求婚。("I'm a Brass Band")查理蒂向同伴們告別，("I Love to Cry at Weddings")終於她有了一個好結局　－　不。奧斯卡最後還是和她分開了，她再次跌進池裡。可她仍然滿心希望，要找到她的真愛。("Finale")