Sowerberry doesn't aid matters, and during all the commotion Oliver escapes. The three lock Oliver inside a coffin, and Mr. Sowerberry and her daughter, Charlotte, who is also Noah's girlfriend, run in. Sowerberry, insults Oliver's dead mother, whereupon Oliver begins pummeling him. The next morning, Noah Claypole, another employee of Mr. Oliver is sent to sleep in the basement with the coffins (" Where Is Love?"). Bumble ("That's Your Funeral"), causing Mr. Sowerberry and his wife taunt Oliver and Mr. Bumble then takes Oliver and sells him as an apprentice to an undertaker, Mr. Bumble's lap, as he eventually proposes to her. Corney pretends to resent his attentions, but ends up on Mr. Bumble begins to make amorous advances ("I Shall Scream!"). Bumble and Widow Corney are left alone, and Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney, the heartless and greedy caretakers of the workhouse (" Oliver!"). Oliver gathers up the courage to ask for more, and is immediately apprehended by parish beadle Mr. They are fed only gruel, but find some solace by imagining a richer menu ("Food Glorious Food"). The musical opens in the workhouse, as the half-starved orphan boys are entering the enormous dining hall for supper. Although Dickens's novel has been called antisemitic in its portrayal of the Jew Fagin as evil, the production by Bart (himself Jewish) was more sympathetic and featured many Jewish actors in leading roles: Ron Moody (Ronald Moodnick), Georgia Brown (Lilian Klot), and Martin Horsey. The plot of Dickens's original novel is considerably simplified for the purposes of the musical, with Fagin being represented more as a comic character than as a villain, and large portions of the latter part of the story being completely left out. There had been two previous Dickens musicals in the 1950s, both of them television adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Oliver! was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit. Many songs are well known to the public, such as " Food, Glorious Food", " Consider Yourself" and " I'd Do Anything". In 1963 Lionel Bart received the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Oliver! received thousands of performances in British schools, becoming one of the most popular school musicals. Additionally, its 1968 film adaptation, directed by Carol Reed, won six Academy Awards including Best Picture. Major London revivals played from 1977 to 1980, 1994 to 1998, 2008 to 2011 and on tour in the UK from 2011 to 2013. Oliver! ran on Broadway, after being brought to the U.S. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the West End, where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver! is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.
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