Oliver!
Martin Beck Theatre
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Opening Night: August 2, 1965
Closing Night: September 25, 1965
Music: Lionel Bart
Lyrics: Lionel Bart
Book: Lionel Bart
Orphaned Oliver Twist goes from mistreatment in the London workhouses to falling in with a gang of pickpockets led by the roguish Fagin, the kindhearted Nancy, and the menacing Bill Sykes, before finally finding a home, in Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Food, Glorious Food………………………………the Boys
Oliver!…………..Mr. Bumble, Mrs. Corney, Oliver Twist,
the Boys
I Shall Scream………………….Mrs. Corney, Mr. Bumble
Boy For Sale……………………………………Mr. Bumble
That’s Your Funeral……….Mr. Bumble, Mr. Sowerberry,
Mrs. Sowerberry
Where Is Love?………………………………..Oliver Twist
Consider Yourself……..The Artful Dodger, Oliver Twist,
Crowd
You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two……………….Fagin,
Oliver Twist,
the Boys
It’s A Fine Life…………………………………..Nancy, Bet
I’d Do Anything………………The Artful Dodger, Nancy,
Oliver Twist, Bet, Fagin
Be Back Soon…..Fagin, The Artful Dodger, Oliver Twist,
the Boys
ACT TWO
Oom- Pah-Pah……………………………Nancy, Company
My Name…………………………………………..Bill Sikes
As Long As He Needs Me……………………………Nancy
Where Is Love? (Reprise)……………………Mrs. Bedwin
Who Will Buy?……………………….Oliver Twist, Chorus
It’s A Fine Life (Reprise)………..Bill Sikes, Nancy, Fagin,
the Boys
Reviewing the Situation……………………………..Fagin
Oliver! (Reprise)……………….Mr. Bumble, Mrs. Corney
As Long As He Needs Me (Reprise)………………..Nancy
Reviewing the Situation (Reprise)………………….Fagin
Food, Glorious Food (Finale) (Reprise)…………the Boys
Consider Yourself (Finale) (Reprise)……………the Boys
I’d Do Anything (Finale) (Reprise)……………..Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Robin Ramsay Fagin
Maura K. Wedge Nancy
Alan Crofoot Mr. Bumble
Fred Miller Dr. Grimwig
John Miranda Mr. Sowerberry
Bram Nossen Mr. Brownlow
Sherill Price Old Sally
Mrs. Sowerberry
George Priolo The Artful Dodger
Danny Sewell Bill Sikes
Dawna Shove Mrs. Corney
Victor Stiles Oliver Twist
Joey Baio Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Tommy Battreall Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Ted Bloecher Londoner
Billy Brandon Noah Claypool
Reese Burns Londoner
Dominic Chianese Londoner
Sally Cooke Londoner
Marise Counsell Londoner
Georgia Dell Londoner
Paul Dwyer Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Anthony Endon Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Eugene Endon Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Walter Hook Londoner
John M. Kimbro Londoner
Lee Koenig Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Greg Lange Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Bart Larsen Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Michael McCormick Londoner
Richard Miller Londoner
Christopher Month Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Jackie Perkuhn Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Moose Peting Londoner
Dodi Protero Mrs. Bedwin
Terry Robinson Londoner
Sonny Rocco Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Ricky Rosenthal Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Virginia Sandifur Londoner
Brett Smiley Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Donnie Smiley Bet
Mary Ann Squitieri Londoner
Lynda Sturner Charlotte Sowerberry
Gretchen Van Aken Londoner
Richard Wulf Londoner
REPLACEMENTS
Joey Baio The Artful Dodger
Walter Blocher Londoner
Ronnie K. Douglas Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Harry Gold Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
Lesley Hunt Londoner
Eric White Workhouse Boy
Fagin’s Gang
