<P> A revival opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre on April 27, 1986 and closed on March 15, 1987, running for 369 performances and 15 previews . Again directed and choreographed by Fosse, Debbie Allen starred as Charity with Bebe Neuwirth as Nickie and Michael Rupert as Oscar . Fosse's wife Gwen Verdon (the original Charity from 1966), remounted the choreography with Fosse, and taught much of the ensemble numbers to the female chorus . The production won four Tony Awards including the Tony Award, Best Reproduction (Play or Musical). When Allen left the show Ann Reinking took over as Charity . </P> <P> On June 15, 1998, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS presented an all - star fully staged one - night - only concert at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center . It starred Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth, Donna McKechnie, Debbie Allen and in her last public stage appearance, Gwen Verdon, all in the shared role of Charity . </P> <P> A West End revival opened on 19 May 1998 and closed on 15 August 1998 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, choreographed by Stephen Mear and starring Bonnie Langford . </P> <P> Christina Applegate starred in another revival of the show, opening on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on May 4, 2005, after a troubled three - city preview tour . The show went into production beginning January 25, 2005, at the Historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis . Audience - attended previews began February 8, with the Opening Night performance held February 17, 2005 . The Minneapolis engagement closed on February 20 . Applegate broke her foot in Chicago, the second stop on the tour, and was replaced by her understudy, Charlotte d'Amboise . Then, after the final leg of the tour in Boston, the producers announced that the production would not be continuing to Broadway due to lack of interest . However, two days later, the Broadway engagement was on after Applegate convinced the producers to continue . A week into previews, Applegate rejoined the cast, which also included Denis O'Hare and Ernie Sabella . The show was nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Applegate . Reportedly, pop icon Britney Spears was asked to replace Applegate when her contract expired, but declined the offer . The musical ended its Broadway run on December 31, 2005, after 279 performances . </P>

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