Oliver! Jr. (BCT Jr.) @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)
The Broadway Junior adaptation of the classic novel and award-winning musical springs to life with some of the most memorable characters and songs to ever grace the stage, based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow, takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.
Oliver! Jr. is full of classic songs like “Consider Yourself,” “Food, Glorious Food” and “Where is Love?” and perfectly showcases the talents of a large ensemble cast in a condensed version of the original musical with a run-time of approximately one hour.
Reserved seating. Tickets $16.50.
*****
Book, music, & lyrics by Lionel Bart
Directed by Rana Teresa Tan
Run time: 60 minutes
Run dates: opens 12/13, closing 12/15