Oliver!
June 10–19, 2011
Carpenter Performance Hall
Irving Arts Center
Music, lyrics and book by Lionel Bart
With full orchestra
Charles Dickens’ characters are brought to life in this musical adaptation of his novel OLIVER TWIST.
Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me and Who Will Buy are musical theatre classics from Lionel Bart’s score.
Oliver!: Perry Stewart review for TheaterJones
Lyric Stage’s full-orchestra revival of Oliver! is glorious
Lyric Stage has uncorked a magnum of a production of Oliver!… Jack VanGorden, as Oliver, is a director’s dream… Jonathan Beck Reed (Fagin) is a delight… Catherine Carpenter Cox has pipes to die for as Nancy… [ Unfortunately the rest of this review is not available since its online source has been removed. ]
Oliver!: Bonnie K. Daman Pegasus News review for John Garcia’s THE COLUMN
Lyric Stage is one of the only local theaters to host a full orchestra for productions
Lyric Stage only runs a show for two weekends. Fortunate for those who are lucky enough to get a ticket, it’s worth the drive to Irving to catch Lyric Stage at its best… Jonathan Beck Reed’s performance was one for the books!… Cast as Nancy it would seem that the role was tailor-made for Catherine Carpenter Cox. Cox was riveting! … powerhouse performances …Jay Dias conducted a beautifully orchestrated team of musicians permitting Lyric Stage to boast as one of the only local theaters to host a full orchestra for productions… the set for Oliver! received its own applause when the curtain was drawn for Act I, Scene I.