Theatre News and Reviews

Christina Applegate is making a leap, a big one. And it’s not just during the dance numbers created for her by choreographer Wayne Cilento.

The actress, best-known for playing the bimbette daughter on TV’s Married … with children, is starring in a revival of Sweet Charity, opening on April 21 on Broadway after an extended try-out tour.

“It had nothing to do with my career, my public or anything else,” she says during an interview in the sleek, 42nd Street offices of Clear Channel Entertainment, one of the show’s producers. She’s talking about facing a New York theatre audience for the first time.

“This needed to happen for me to become a better person, a better artist. After talking to a lot of people I respect, it hit me: `If I don’t do this, I will regret it for the rest of my life.”’

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