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Shirley MacLaine Promotes Sweet Charity Screening and Q&A

8/20/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Shirley MacLaine posted a rare Instagram video promoting Southampton Playhouse’s Sweet Charity screening.
She shared the video on Aug. 17, inviting audiences to the Aug. 25 showing of the 1969 film.
MacLaine joked Sweet Charity “didn’t do very well,” noting its $4 million domestic gross against a $20 million budget.
Southampton Playhouse announced a post-screening Q&A with Shelby Coleman, widow of composer Cy Coleman.

History

Historical Context

The National Film Registry, created by the 1988 National Film Preservation Act and overseen by the Library of Congress’s National Film Preservation Board, adds up to 25 titles each December. That framework enabled the Southampton Playhouse charity screening of Sweet Charity, starring Shirley MacLaine and attended by widow Shelby Coleman, illustrating how the Registry’s preservation mission fuels contemporary public events.

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Story summary

Shirley MacLaine posted a rare Instagram video promoting Southampton Playhouse’s Sweet Charity screening.
She shared the video on Aug. 17, inviting audiences to the Aug. 25 showing of the 1969 film.
MacLaine joked Sweet Charity “didn’t do very well,” noting its $4 million domestic gross against a $20 million budget.
Southampton Playhouse announced a post-screening Q&A with Shelby Coleman, widow of composer Cy Coleman.

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