Napolitano, Marc - Oliver!

This book tells the full story of the genesis and legacy of Lionel Bart's most famous musical Oliver!, the beloved English musical from the golden age of Broadway.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart, and Cultural Contexts
Chapter 2 The image for the show came to me from a candy: Writing Oliver!
Chapter 3 There is no reason why the show should not be a big success: Oliver!'s Evolution
Chapter 4 This was the real Dickens: The Triumph of Oliver!
Chapter 5 Oliver! Oliver!: A Reading
Chapter 6 Traveling Far and Wide: Oliver! Abroad
Chapter 7 There were scenes in the David Lean film that were simply too painful: Oliver! from Stage to Screen to Stage
Epilogue
Bibliography