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Oliver! is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the West End, where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run.
Oliver! (1960) – music, lyrics, book. Oliver! was also produced on Broadway in 1963, winning a Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist and receiving nominations for Best Musical and Best Author of a Musical. A return Broadway engagement of the original production played in 1965, and a Broadway revival was mounted in 1984. Blitz!
It was the longest-running Broadway musical in history until it was surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. It won seven Tony Awards inducing Best Musical. The original production closed in September 2000. Cats revival is currently running at Neil Simon Theatre, the revival did not receive any Tony nominations for the 2017 season. A Chorus Line ...
The original Broadway cast was the same as the 2019 North American tour cast. [48] [49] To promote the show, the cast performed at the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [50] A cast album of the Broadway production was released. [51] The live recording from the opening night was released 6 May 2022. [52]
Oliver!, along with Columbia Pictures' other Best Picture nominee Funny Girl, secured a combined total of 19 Academy Award nominations, the most nominations for musicals from one studio in a year. Oliver! was the last G-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Broadway is mourning the death of one of their own. Clifton Oliver, who starred in Broadway productions of The Lion King, Wicked and In the Heights, died on Aug. 2, his sister, Roxy Hall ...
The musical is a replica production of the US tour. On 13 October the primary cast was announced and includes U.S. actor Paul Slade Smith (who played Grandpa George in the original cast on Broadway) as Willy Wonka alongside Australian actors Tony Sheldon as Grandpa Joe and Lucy Maunder as Mrs Bucket.
Broadway actor Clifton Oliver, who starred in productions of “The Lion King,” “In The Heights” and “Wicked,” died Wednesday morning following an unspecified illness. He was 47.