I'm reading that Cy Coleman has passed on. All the sudden I read this sentence:

Coleman worked again with Simon on his third Broadway musical, "Sweet Charity" (1966), based on Federico Fellini's film, "Nights of Cabiria."

I have seen both of those films, and I didn't figure out the connection until now!! I cannot believe I never put it together!! Perhaps because "Nights of Cabiria" is bizarre, yet uplifting, whereas "Sweet Charity" just annoyed me. Well, since I just saw the Fellini film last year and haven't seen "Sweet Charity" in about ten years, I guess I should give it another try. Maybe I'll understand more.

But maybe not.

Broadway Musical Composer Cy Coleman Dies
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