Britney Spears Reported to Have Turned Down Sweet Charity

The Insider, one of the first sources to report that Britney Spears was in negotiations to take over in Sweet Charity for Christina Applegate now reports (on November 29th) that the star has turned down that offer. Sources reportedly told reporter Marc Malkin that Spears turned down the role not wanting to uproot her family to New York, or to make that long of a committment.

Access Hollywood (and BroadwayWorld.com) first reported on November 21, that pop star Britney Spears is in negotiations to replace Christina Applegate in Sweet Charity. Further reports surfaced in a variety of entertainment media both on television, in print and on the web. The 23 year old is said to be was "deep talks" which might also include her husband, Kevin Federline. The entertainment program also reports that "producers are reportedly very much interested in Britney and are willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen."

Sweet Charity, starring Emmy Award winner Christina Applegate as Charity and Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare as Oscar, performs at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 W. 45th St). The show is directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie (Chicago) and choreographed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (The Who's Tommy, Wicked).

With book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and based on an original screenplay by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano, Sweet Charity is a funny, poignant and tender look at the misadventures of Charity Hope Valentine (Applegate), a dance-hall hostess who always gives her heart - and her earnings - to the wrong man.

Sweet Charity also currently stars Mylinda Hull as Nickie, Kearran Giovanni as Helene and Paul Schoeffler as Vittorio.