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Kentwood To Present Oliver

The Kentwood Players will have “Oliver” from March 16 to April 21, with performances on Friday and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Los Angeles.

With music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, and based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, this much-loved British musical won several Tony Awards on Broadway. The production is directed by Harold Dershimer, with musical direction by Catherine Rahm, choreography by Anna Rubin, and produced by Rocky and Victoria Miller by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

“Oliver!” vividly brings to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more. After running away from the orphanage run by the heartless Mr. Bumble, Oliver meets the Artful Dodger and is recruited to pick pockets for Fagin.

There, Oliver finds a friend in Nancy, but neither she nor the boy is fit for a life of crime. The score is full of Lionel Bart's songs including "Food Glorious Food," "Consider Yourself," "You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two," "I'd Do Anything," "Oom Pah Pah," "As Long As He Needs Me" and many more.

Featured in the “Oliver!” cast are Melanie Ball, Elizabeth Bouton, Erika Brauer, Patricia Butler, Candice Courtney, Martin Feldman, Jackie Fiske, Drew Fitzsimmons, Logan Gould, Logan Hannig, Lawrence Hatcher, Dillon Hensel, Osric Holt, Kathleen Jequinto, George Kondreck, Ben Lupejkis, Victoria Miller, Lawrence A. Moreno, Kolaiah Newkirk, Joseph Olivas, Jaren Rhodes, Jennifer Richardson, Judy Rosenfeld, Ethan Schyman, Isaiah Suber, Miller Vaughn, Joseph West, Jack Winnick, and Marcus Alan Wynn.

Tickets are $23 with a $2 discount for seniors, students, and servicemen. To purchase tickets, please call (310) 645-5156 during box office hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 4 pm to 7. You may also purchase tickets online at www.kentwoodplayers.org. For group ticket sales, please call the box office.

Press Release for “Oliver!”

Kentwood Players at Westchester Playhouse