Oliver!

[renthead92]

Oliver!#0

Posted: 10/23/05 at 12:39pm

Has anyone else ever done this show? Our high school is doing it for the fall musical. I'm one of Fagin's Students and the Knife Grinder in "Who will Buy?"

[ashley0139]

re: Oliver!#1

Posted: 10/23/05 at 1:18pm

Not done it, but seen probably 8 different productions of it. It was cute the first. But, congratulations.

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[renthead92]

re: Oliver!#2

Posted: 10/23/05 at 1:27pm

thanks ashley. Love the Gilmore Girls pick.

[ashley0139]

re: Oliver!#3

Posted: 10/23/05 at 2:34pm

Aw, thanks. Me too. Have fun doing the show.

"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

[Conor]

re: Oliver!#4

Posted: 10/23/05 at 5:34pm

I did it in 7th grade(6 years ago), I played Oliver, it was a really fun show to do, but not one that I'd want to go see again. I actually just watched it recently tho (well my parts of it anyways) I was really good, lol, normally i can't watch myself in anything, maybe 6 years has given me enough distance to watch it objectively. I was so little, lol.

[WalveMalve]

re: Oliver!#5

Posted: 10/24/05 at 3:39pm

I did it back in the eigth grade (that was almost 7 years ago now).

I've found that eople tend to miss the boat on what the show really is. My best analogy is this: people tend to look at this show like the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when in actually it's more like the recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Songs like "Who Will Buy" are actually kind of scary if you look at it in the way Dickens might have. Yes, I know Dickens didn't write the musical, just the original novel. However, Dickens did have a very twisted mind when it came to a lot of his books (he was a twisted guy in general -- hated his wife so much that he built a brick wall between their rooms and refused to see her). I think that a lot of Oliver is portrayed in a lighter aspect than it should be. The show shouldn't only be dark, but a lot of it should be scary.

[Over_the_Moon]

re: Oliver!#6

Posted: 10/24/05 at 6:22pm

The knife grinder solo is great. "Who Will Buy" is one of my favorite songs from the show. I could watch it over and over and over again.

Break a leg. Hope you have fun!

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[renthead92]

re: Oliver!#7

Posted: 10/24/05 at 6:45pm

Thank you both!

[hannahshule]

re: Oliver!#8

Posted: 10/24/05 at 8:29pm

Oliver is a fun musical. My best friend was "Nancy" in an Community Theatre productiona few years ago, and it was pretty fun. Congradulations!

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[Unknown User]

re: Oliver!#9

Posted: 10/30/05 at 1:34am

i did it about 2 years ago. i was oliver.. hehe. i guess they couldnt find a guy who could sing high enough? eh, it didnt matter, i was pre-pubesant, i looked like a little boy. haa.
i personally LOVE the show, and it was really fun to put together.
have fun with your production!

[Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72]

re: Oliver!#10

Posted: 2/20/06 at 4:12pm

hey,
I was the Rose Seller and one of Fagins pick pockets three years ago, its a great show, are you guys doing "My name" and "I shall scream" too?

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[Sporti2005]

re: Oliver!#11

Posted: 2/20/06 at 4:24pm

if they're doing the show, that means they're doing all the songs.

usually, making cuts from the script is illegal -- this includes songs and scenes.

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[Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72]

re: Oliver!#12

Posted: 2/20/06 at 7:13pm

I only asked because before I did this show, I didnt realize that these songs were even in the show, because they arent in the movie. I only thought maybe the director of this production would take the same liscense as the director of the movie.

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[theatreman]

re: Oliver!#13

Posted: 2/21/06 at 9:30am

That's cool. Our school is doing Oliver! as our spring musical. I'm Bill Sikes, so I'm working on the attitude as well as the accent. I think it'll be an exciting show to put on for everyone. It goes up at the end of April, so I'll have to tell you how it went!

[Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72]

re: Oliver!#14

Posted: 2/22/06 at 12:07am

Nicely done, hes my favorite character

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