Oliver twist musical

It was press night of Oliver Twist on Friday and those of you that read this blog regularly will have seen a few advance images of the show...

Trinity Rep continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the highly anticipated return of former artistic director and Academy‐award nominated actor Richard Jenkins and his wife Sharon Jenkins to helm Lionel Bart’s beloved family musical Oliver! Join the innocent orphan boy on his adventures with the thieving Artful Dodger, street smart Nancy and the devious Fagin. . . all trying to survive the dangerous streets of old London. Playing Feb 20-March 30, 2014 | See more about Lighting…

The piece de resistance was an enormous loo, shaped like a medieval throne which flushed to the strains of Handel's water music.

The sustained popularity of Oliver!—loosely based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens (or more likely, David Lean’s 1948 film version)—is largely derived from the virtuosic talents of its composer and lyricist, Lionel Bart, who peppers the rise of Dickens’s iconic workhouse foundling with a rousing score of Old English folk songs, hymns, chorales and dances. From the stirring opening number “Food Glorious Food” to the hauntingly plaintive “Who Will Buy” to the insufferably catchy…

Buy Oliver! Jr. (Unison/Two-Part Show Kit ) at jwpepper.com. Choral Sheet Music. Consider yourself at home with Oliver! Jr., the 6

Under the smart and insightful watch of director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell, Drury Lane Theatre's “Oliver!” comes to boisterous life with memorable performances and a beautifully realized prod...