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| Posted by: Devin 11:32 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? - charles1055 11:15 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
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| I had hoped the London revival in the late 90s had transferred here. I saw it with Barry Humphries and adored it. I even bought the “Please sir, I want some more” souvenir bowl at the souvenir kiosk:) | |
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| re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 12:04 pm EDT 08/21/21 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:00 pm EDT 08/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? - Devin 11:32 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
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| Wow - what an opportunity if Barry Humphries could not only star as Fagin, but also as Dame Edna Everage as Nancy! Of course, in this Fractured Fairy Tale version, Nancy (Edna) fights back Bill Sykes and gets a job with Oliver's grandfather as an English version of Fran Drescher's Nanny. Of course, nowadays someone would start up a campaign against harassed villains (Bill Sykes being misunderstood, having a rotten childhood, etc.), as well as against Nancy for prostitution and being codependent, and it would fill up 3 screenfuls of ATC... |
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| re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 05:56 pm EDT 08/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? - PlayWiz 12:00 pm EDT 08/21/21 | |
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| I saw it when I was a kid. With the remarkable Georgia Brown as Nancy. The show is very moving, and nearly tragic. And I loved it. I think the sunniness of the movie version need not be a strict guideline. The story is about criminals and people who are trapped, with the brief reprieves in some songs (eg., who will buy), and salvation for Oliver himself. Kids can deal with that. There was a brilliant behemoth of a set that revolved and unified everything. |
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| re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 11:41 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:39 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? - Devin 11:32 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
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| LOL, that's a great idea for a souvenir. I love when shows lean in to clever merchandising possibilities. It doesn't happen often enough (though opening gifts are often wittier). |
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| re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? | |
| Posted by: richmurphy 09:58 am EDT 08/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Why isn't Oliver! ever revived? - MockingbirdGirl 11:39 am EDT 08/21/21 | |
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| I don't remember if they sold these at the Broadway Theatre, but for the touring version of THE COLOR PURPLE, the Kennedy Center sold this pair of complementary t-shirts in the lobby, quoting two of the show's songs: Hers: TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS His: HELL, NO |
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