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A darker Oliver! is still tuneful, hopeful, compelling at Goodspeed Opera House by Aaron Krause

By AARON KRAUSE EAST HADDAM, Conn. " Goodspeed Musicals' impressive production of Lionel Bart's Oliver! isn't shrouded in darkness and dismay. But, make no mistake: This mounting is unlike the buoyant, multi-award-winning 1968 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist. Rather, Goodspeed's version, like David Lean's 1948 noirish, severe, non-musical film version, more vividly communicates the […]…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 10:42AM on September 5, 2018

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