Oliver
Book and Music by Lionel Bart
Based on Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist”
source: MTI
Performances at
Elm Street Junior High School
November 15-17, 1985, 1985
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Acknowledgments
Act I Video, Inc.
Little Shoe Store
Party-Time, Inc.
Indian Head National Bank
Business in the Arts Committee
Rocky LaPierre – Lake Street Mill
Nashua Department of Schools
Scenes and Musical Numbers
Act I
Scene 1 Workhouse Dining Hall – evening
Food, Glorious Food Chorus
Oliver Chorus
Scene 2 Workhouse Parlour and into Street
I Shall Scream Widow Corney, Mr. Bumble
Boy For Sale Mr. Bumble
Scene 3 The Undertaker’s
That’s Your Funeral Mr. Sowerberry, Mrs. Sowerberry and Mr. Bumble
Where is Love? Oliver
Scene 4 The Undertaker’s – the following morning
Scene 5 Paddington Green – morning, one week later
Consider Yourself Artful Dodger, Oliver and Company
Scene 6 Thieves’ Kitchen – later the same day and into next morning
Pick a Pocket or Two Fagin and Gang
It’s a Fine Life Nancy, Bet and Gang
I’d Do Anything Artful Dodger, Nancy, Bet, Oliver, Fagin and Gang
Be Back Soon Fagin and Gang
Act II
Scene 1 The Three Cripples – the following evening
Oom-Pah-Pah Nancy and Company
My Name Bill Sikes
As Long as He Needs Me Nancy
Scene 2 Mr. Brownlow’s – the following morning
Where is Love? (reprise) Mrs. Bedwin
Who Will Buy? Oliver and Company
Scene 3 Thieves’ Kitchen – later the same day
Reviewing the Situation Fagin
Scene 4 Workhouse Parlour and into the Street – a few days later
Oliver (reprise) Mrs. Bumble, Mr. Bumble
Scene 5 Mr. Brownlow’s and into the Street – a few days later
As Long as He Needs Me (reprise) Nancy
Scene 6 London Bridge
“Oliver” is presented by the Actorsingers by arrangement with Tams Witmark Music Library, Inc., New York, New York