Celebrate Charles Dickens' 200th birthday with Oliver!, the classic musical based on his novel Oliver Twist. This engaging three-time Tony Award winner appeals to the emotions with its drama and delights with outstanding music including Food, Glorious Food, I'd Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy and Reviewing the Situation. Dickens' characters – Oliver, The Artful Dodger, Nancy, Bill Sikes and Fagin – become larger than life in the hands of the Algonquin Players under the direction of Robert Johanson. First presented in London, where it played for 2,618 performances at the New Theatre, Oliver! played for 774 performances on Broadway. It will play for eight performances this August at Algonquin Arts Theatre.
Buy tickets at http://www.algonquinarts.org/calendar.php?event=20120803A
