Charity Hope Valentine always tries to look on the bright side of life, despite working in a rundown dance hall and contending with a seemingly endless run of bad dates. Determined to find love, Charity falls for suave actor Vittorio Vidal, but their romance is all too brief. However, when Charity finds herself stuck in an elevator with the reserved Oscar Lindquist, it turns out that she may have finally met her match.

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Based on an original screenplay by frederico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, and Ennio Flaiano
Produced for the Broadway stage by: Fryer, Carr, and Harris
Conceived, Staged, and Choreographed by Bob Fosse
Directed by Melanie Nelson