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Oliver! Synopsis:

Oliver! is Charles Dickens’ touching tale of an orphaned boy in search of a place to call home. The story follows Oliver’s escape from a workhouse to the streets of Paddington Green. Once there, he is taken in by a kind, yet slightly sinister, old gentleman named Fagin and a group of pick-pockets lead by a young boy named the Artful Dodger. Oliver’s adventures continue as he meets a host of memorable characters and, in the end, finds the one thing he longed for the most – a family.

This Tony Award winning musical will have audiences singing along with familiar favorites including Food, Glorious Food; Consider Yourself at Home, and Who Will Buy?

* Oliver Twist A workhouse boy about 13 years of age VOCAL RANGE C4-D5
* Mr. Bumble – The Beadle A large pompous man of 55 VOCAL RANGE G4-Ab5
* Widow Corney A sharp-tongued, domineering widow of 50 – the Workhouse Mistress VOCAL RANGE D4-Gb5
Noah Claypole The Undertaker’s pimply apprentice
* Mr. Sowerberry The Undertaker VOCAL RANGE C4-F5
* Mrs. Sowerberry His overseer VOCAL RANGE C4-F5
Charlotte Their sluttish young daughter
* The Artful Dodger Fagin’s brightest pupil – an undersized 18 VOCAL RANGE Bb3-D5
* Fagin An elderly receiver – runs training academy for young pickpockets VOCAL RANGE C4-F5
* Nancy 23 years old – a graduate of Fagin’s academy, and Bills’ doxy VOCAL RANGE A3-D5
Charles Bate A boy in Fagin’s establishment
* Bet A 13-year-old lass in Fagin’s establishment – idolizes Nancy VOCAL RANGE D4-E5
Old Sally A Pauper
* Bill Sykes A villain in his prime VOCAL RANGE C#3-D4
* Mrs. Bedwin The Brownlow’s Housekeeper VOCAL RANGE C4-Bb4
Mr. Brownlow An old gentleman of wealth and breeding
Dr. Grimwig A Doctor
Chorus Of Workhouse boys; Workhouse Assistants; Bow Street Runners;Street Vendors, Criers, and Crowds
* Principal vocal parts

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