Review: ‘Sweet Charity’ revival ‘beautifully performed’ in San Jose Stage Company’s season finale

Charity Hope Valentine has a heart of gold.

That heart is matched only by her substantial singing and fantastic dancing chops. On the stage, in front of a crowd, she is pure savant.

Yet that self-assured confidence doesn’t translate once the stage lights at the Fandango Ballroom fade to black. Taking walks with a man under the glitter of moonlight bouncing off a shallow stream of water offers no romance. If anything, that shallow body is where Charity’s dreams go to drown.

Charity...