Nikki Gil will imbibe the spirit of the '60s as she leads the cast of the dance comedy musical Sweet Charity. Set in a night club in Manhattan, this Broadway play focuses on a dancer who always gives her heart—and her earnings—to the wrong man.
During the June 28 presscon held at the Dusit Hotel in Makati City, PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) got the chance to interview Nikki Gil about playing the title role in Sweet Charity.
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"Ako po si Charity. I play Charity Hope Valentine. She's a taxi dancer or a dance hall hostess or whatever you wanna call her. Basta anyone who's in the rent-a-body business," Nikki shared.
How does she feel about playing the title role?
"Thank you so much. Actually, I wouldn't say that dahil hindi mabubuo ang Sweet Charity kung kahit isa sa mga members ay hindi nag-e-exist.
"It just so happens na 'yan ang title but really the highlight is the fantastic dancers—that fantastic roster of dancers that we have for this production."
Nikki also shared what Sweet Charity is all about.
"Sweet Charity ay tungkol sa buhay ni Charity. Once again, she's a dance hall hostess. She's in the, what you might call a, rent-a-body business."
"Isa siyang mabait na nilalang. Masyadong mabait, na people take advantage of her kindness—so Sweet Charity is a story of her journey, her adventures and misadventures sa usaping pag-ibig," Nikki explained.
If Charity's role is a dance hall hostess, would the play be somewhat sexy?
"The whole play, I mean, when you say Bob Fosse—it's sexy," she answered.
American musical theater choreographer Bob Fosse is best known for his work in the movies All That Jazz and Chicago. He also conceptualized Sweet Charity.
"You know, it's sexy, it's sensual, especially because it's a dance comedy. So most of the story will be told via body movements, dahil nga dance musical siya."
"So, yeah, I guess you can say that it's sexy coz she's a dance hostess," Nikki added.
DANCE LESSONS. Nikki Gil is a natural-born singer, but since Sweet Charity is primarily a dance musical, would she be good at dancing as well?
"Bilang baguhan ako sa mundo ng theater, at bilang yung mga kasama ko ay talagang beterano na—we have award-winning performers as part of the cast—you know, I have some catching up to do, still working on it," Nikki said.
