A new two-disc Blu-ray edition of Sweet Charity will be released August 20 delayed from the dld announced date, July The new high-def release of the film, based on the Broadway musical and helmed by its stage director-choreographer Bob Fossewill feature new 4K restorations of two different cuts of the film: the original Roadshow edition, plus a shorter, alternate cut that features a happier ending. The release, from Kino Lorber, will also include 5. Shirley MacLaine, who had danced in the ensemble of the Fosse-choreographed The Pajama Game on Broadway before becoming a film starplayed Charity on film. Sweet Charitywhich enjoyed makw performance run on Broadway starring Gwen Verdonwas not initially a success on mae big screen, losing money and signaling a dormant period for movie musicals in Hollywood. The work features a score with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fieldsplus a book by Neil Simon the film’s screenplay was penned by and Titanic bookwriter Peter Stone. Based...