Oliver!

Adapted from "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens, this beloved musical comes to our stage for the first time ever in 2011! Oliver is a bright young lad who lives in a workhouse with other orphaned children. Upset with the way he is treated, Oliver runs away and meets the Artful Dodger who recruits him to pick pockets for Fagin, a kind, yet slightly sinister, gentleman. While working for Fagin, Oliver finds a friend in Nancy, a lovable young woman who worries about sensitive little Oliver and begins to question the life she has chosen for herself. When Oliver goes on his first pick-pocketing job, he is caught by the police. The man from which Oliver thieved, Mr. Brownlow, learns of Oliver's sad past and brings him into his own home. Meanwhile, Nancy's beau, the villainous Bill Sykes, worries that Oliver will tell Mr. Brownlow and the police where the thieves live. After a series of extraordinary events, Bill murders Nancy, but is shot and killed himself. Oliver and Mr. Brownlow - who turns out to be Oliver's great uncle - finally return safely home...as a family.

Featuring the Talents of:

Austin Kelly as Oliver

Stefan Berglund as Fagin

Daniel Zimmerman as Artful Dodger

Adrianna Sanchez as Nancy

Brian McFadden as Bill Sykes/Knife Grinder

Gavin Quan as Mr. Bumble

Jessica Schlenz as Widow Corney

John Francis as Mr. Sowerberry

Mary Hall as Mrs. Sowerberry/Old sally

John Roberts as Mr. Brownlow

Jeanean Naqvi as Bet

Lauren Cicerone as Charlotte

Mark Berglund as Noah Claypole

Laurie Hancock as Mrs. Bedwin

Patrick Berglund as Dr. Grimwig

Austin Padilla as Charley Bates

as Workhouse Boys/Fagin’s Gang

Rodrigo Rodriguez as Nightwatchman

Rosa Fereira as Rose Seller

Taylor Lynn as Milk Seller

Emily Turner as Workhouse Assistant

Brooke Ward as Workhouse Assistant

Mickey Clark as Workhouse Assistant

Shea Durazzo as Fagin’s Boy

Griffin Runnels as Fagin’s Boy

Jacob Holmes as Fagin’s Boy

Joseph Holmes as Fagin’s Boy

Grant Durazzo as Bookseller Boy/Workhouse Boy

DJ Price as Small Workhouse Boy

Will Kelly as Workhouse Boy

Charlie Sabovich as Workhouse Boy

Matthew McCarthy as Workhouse Boy

Directed & Choreographed By

Larry Watts

Musically Directed By

Mike Walker

Produced By

Beverly & Daniel Lucero

Costumed By

Claudia Berglund

Stage Managed By

Chris Mertan

Huntington Beach Playhouse

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Huntington Beach, CA 92648

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