{"id":864252,"date":"2026-08-19T22:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/864252\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T22:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:26:09","slug":"shirley-maclaine-92-sends-her-love-to-sweet-charity-fans-in-rare-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/864252\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley MacLaine, 92, sends her love to &#8216;Sweet Charity&#8217; fans in rare video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shirley MacLaine sent her love to fans ahead of a screening of her 1969 film \u201cSweet Charity\u201d in the Hamptons.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">\u201cHi, Southampton Playhouse. Wish I could be with you,\u201d the 92-year-old actress said in a video message <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcJoxn5xkmw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">\u201cI would like to see\u00a0\u2018Sweet Charity\u2019\u00a0again. Now, while you\u2019re watching it, remember how hard we worked,\u201d she added of the classic movie, which the Southampton Playhouse on Long Island will show on Aug. 25 at 7.pm. ET.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">\u201cAnd between you and me, it didn\u2019t do very well, so I hope you guys like it,\u201d MacLaine quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley MacLaine (seen above) sent a video message to fans ahead of the screening of her 1969 film \u201cSweet Charity.\u201d Instagram\/southamptonplayhouse<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to see\u00a0\u2018Sweet Charity\u2019\u00a0again. Now, while you\u2019re watching it, remember how hard we worked,\u201d the 92-year-old actress (seen above) said. Instagram\/southamptonplayhouse<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">The Oscar winner signed off her message by saying, \u201cMuch love,\u201d and blowing a kiss to her fans.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users took to comments to share how excited they were to see MacLaine still doing well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my goodness! A message from a living legend! \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBravo to Shirley MacLaine !! One of the last of the great stars from the 1950\u2019s. I have loved her many great films and characters \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShirley!!!!!! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4c looking amazing darling!\u201d commented a third netizen.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar winner (seen above) said though the movie \u201cdidn\u2019t do very well,\u201d she hopes the viewers \u201clike it.\u201d  Instagram\/southamptonplayhouse<\/p>\n<p>MacLaine (seen above with Paula Kelly, Chita Rivera and Stubby Kaye) starred in the 1969 musical comedy as taxi dancer\u00a0Charity Hope Valentine. Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>MacLaine starred in the 1969 musical comedy as Charity Hope Valentine, a\u00a0taxi dancer\u00a0at a\u00a0Times Square\u00a0dance hall.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Bob Fosse-directed film was released to mixed reviews from critics, it was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Score of a Musical Picture.<\/p>\n<p>MacLaine\u2019s role was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and a Laurel Award for top female comedy performance.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTerms of Endearment\u201d star was last seen in April, days before her 92nd birthday, while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/26\/celebrity-news\/shirley-maclaine-makes-lunch-outing-in-malibu-days-before-92nd-birthday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaving lunch in Malibu, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweet Charity\u201d will be shown at the Southampton Playhouse on Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. ET. (Pictured: MacLaine jumping in the air.) Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>The author (seen above) was last seen enjoying lunch in Malibu in April. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>At the time, MacLaine held on to a companion\u2019s arm as she exited the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>And in March, the Golden Globe winner was snapped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/23\/celebrity-news\/shirley-maclaine-91-enjoys-oysters-and-a-beer-for-lunch-in-malibu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">enjoying a plate of oysters and a beer<\/a>\u00a0in Malibu.<\/p>\n<p>MacLaine previously credited her longevity to her long dance history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my dance training at age 3 and stopped at about 67,\u201d she told People\u00a0in April 2024. \u201cIt taught me discipline, loving music, working with people and dealing with pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shirley MacLaine sent her love to fans ahead of a screening of her 1969 film \u201cSweet Charity\u201d in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[12374,49,48,361,362,5784,32488,75,4445,337,132907,84369],"class_list":["post-864252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-social-media","tag-classic-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-fans","tag-movies","tag-shirley-maclaine","tag-southampton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}