Thursday 2/10/11
Video Rating: 5 / 5
This epic, lush, and exceptionally dark revival of ‘Oliver’ at Papermill Playhouse is not to be missed. Starting with a no-fault cast, David Lloyd Watson, a touching Oliver Twist, and sings “Where Is Love?” purely. Judy McLane is as coarse a gin-slugging Nancy as she is a feeling one, leading the low-down “Oom-Pah-Pah” and “It’s a Fine Life,” a good, loud concession to irony, and socking across the torchy heartache of “As Long as He Needs Me.” Her shocking, on-stage death is also quite possibly one of the most graphic dispatchings ever witnessed on the Papermill stage! In service to the excellent ensemble of singers and to Lionel Bart’s winning score, Jim Coleman gets a wonderful Broadway sound, brassy and jazzy, from a first-rate orchestra. Although the villainous Bill Sikes, a basher of women and children, doesn’t allow the actor Christopher Innvar the effervescence and levity he imparted to the mean Captain Hook in “Peter Pan,” Mr. Innvar had better watch out, or he’ll be branded the Paper Mill’s resident heel. Robert Creighton, is a veritable Harlequin, an infectious jack-in-the-box, as the Artful Dodger. Michael Allinson is the essence of a perfectly right honorable gentleman as Mr. Brownlow, Oliver’s benefactor and mystery relative. Another venerable veteran, George S. Irving, is Fagin, who is described to order in the theater publicity release as “the lovable scoundrel,” and Mr. Irving appears obliged to play Fagin, master teacher of thievery to the young (“You’ve …
Video Rating: 4 / 5
@FORZA101010 I KNOW WHAT U MEAN ……… BUT IM BLACK BUT I SHUFFLE
oh and they re all black people too….. they dont shuffle
if this performance was done today, the whole fucken crowd will be attempting to “shuffle”
This guy looks like Valderrama the colombiam ex football (soccer) player.
Is It Me! Or Is The Crowd Not Digging This Performance??????
Ish
too bad for the fat bitches in the booth
the dude at 0:57 looks like Vin Diesel!
LMFAO!!! DJ VICE IS THE ISH!!! LOVE FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH!
lol. does it ever get akward for you when u see all these girls dancing behind him
this is great!! i like the older dodger… but you can never find a better dodger then the one in the 1968 movie. never.
why is Dodger so old?
That’s Bobby Creighton – currently on Broadway in ANYTHING GOES.
i think dogers just overdoing it a little
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how long ago was this filmed
This is an excellent production, and while I enjoy the young man playing Dodger, the “hiccup” that he puts in front of his musical phrases gets to be extremely annoying. They aren’t necessary for every phrase, and would be much more effective in moderation. I don’t know if he thought that it would come across as his voice was changing, or what, but it doesn’t work for me as a director.
I like the artful Dodger..very entertaining en fun to watch
Wow this is amazing! Oliver is note perfect, an older Dodger works really well and your set is spectacular! Very well done!
One of the most lavish and rollicking productions of this wonderful play I have ever seen! Bravo!
No Jack Wild, but pretty good Artful Dodger.
Woah! When I first watched this and the other videos, I thought it was a broadway or west end production! This looks absolutley incredible. Amazing set, choreography, and actors!
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i went to see beauty and the beast at the grand opera house in northen ireland and the man who plays the dodger in this is very like 1 of the characters out of it
shit. your set is amazing. i younger dodger would’ve been better, but he’s still amazing
fantastic!
This is great! I love the harmonies, and this guy’s interpretation of Dodger is very entertaining and interesting. 5/5