Book, Music & Lyrics By: Lionel Bart
Licensing: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
Synopsis:
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The musical begins in the dining area of a workhouse for orphan boys. Half-starved, Oliver dares to ask for more and for this he is sold and apprenticed to an undertaker. Oliver escapes and meets the Artful Dodger, a boy pick pocket, and is taken in by Fagin’s Gang who teach Oliver to be a thief.
| Song List | Performed By |
| Overture | Orchestra |
| Food Glorious Food | Orphans |
| Oliver! | Mr. Bumble & Widow Corney |
| I Shall Scream! | Mr. Bumble & Widow Corney |
| Boy for Sale | Mr. Bumble |
| That's your Funeral | Mr. & Mrs. Sowerberry & Mr. Bumble |
| Where is Love? | Oliver |
| Consider Yourself | Artful Dodger, Oliver & Chorus |
| You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two | Fagin & Fagin's Gang |
| It's a Fine Life | Nancy, Bet &Fagin's Gang |
| I'd Do Anything | Artful Dodger, Nancy, Oliver, Bet, Fagin & Gang |
| Be Back Soon | Fagin, Artful Dodger, Oliver & Fagin's Gang |
| Oom-Pah-Pah | Nancy & Chorus |
| My Name | Bill Sykes |
| As Long as He Needs Me | Nancy |
| Where is Love (reprise) | Mrs. Bedwin |
| Who Will Buy? | Oliver, Sellers & Chorus |
| It's a Fine Life (reprise) | Bill Sykes, Nancy, Fagin & Artful Dodger |
| Reviewing the Situation | Fagin |
| Oliver! (reprise) | Mr. Bumble & Widow Corney |
| As Long as He Needs Me (reprise) | Nancy |
| Reviewing the Situation (reprise) | Fagin |
| Finale | Company |
| Character | Role | Age | Sex | Voice | Dancing |
| Oliver Twist: Sweet, innocent workhouse orphan | Lead | 8-15 | M | Soprano | Moderate |
| The Artful Dodger: Brightest member of Fagin’s pickpocket gang | Lead | 13-16 | M | Soprano | Moderate |
| Fagin: Con man who trains children to pick pockets | Lead | 50-65 | M | Baritone | Moderate |
| Nancy: warmhearted Cockney girlfriend of Bill Sykes | Lead | 20-30 | F | Alto | Moderate |
| Bill Sykes: Villain – former member of Fagin’s gang | Lead | 30-45 | M | Baritone | Light |
| Mr. Bumble: Large, pompous man who runs workhouse | Supporting | 40-65 | M | Baritone | Light |
| Mr. Brownlow: Kind, wealthy older gentleman | Supporting | 50-75 | M | Spoken | Light |
| Widow Corney: Domineering matron of workhouse | Supporting | 40-55 | M | Soprano | Moderate |
| Mr. Sowerberry: Undertaker | Supporting | 40-60 | M | Baritone | Moderate |
| Mrs. Sowerberry: Undertaker’s wife | Supporting | 40-60 | F | Soprano | Moderate |
| Mrs. Bedwin: Mr. Brownlow’s kindhearted housekeeper | Supporting | 45-65 | F | Soprano | Light |
| Charlotte Sowerberry: Sowerberry’s rude, flirtatious daughter | Cameo | 14-20 | F | Spoken | Light |
| Noah Claypole: Sowerberry’s obnoxious apprentice | Cameo | 14-20 | M | Spoken | Light |
| Bet: Nancy’s loyal friend | Cameo | 16-30 | F | Alto | Moderate |
| Dr. Grimwig | Cameo | 50-65 | M | Spoken | Light |
| Charlie Bates: Boy pick pocket, Dodger’s sidekick | Cameo | 13-16 | M | Chorus | Light |
| Old Sally | Cameo | 70-90 | F | Spoken | Moderate |
| Workhouse Boys/Fagin’s Gang/ Street Vendors | Chorus | ALL | M/F | ALL | Heavy |
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