Description
This CD presents the original Broadway cast recording of Oliver!, Lionel Bart’s landmark musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Premiering on Broadway in 1963, the production brought Bart’s richly melodic score to American audiences and became one of the defining cast recordings of its era. The disc spans the full theatrical experience, from the rousing ensemble opener ‘Food, Glorious Food’ through the tender ‘Where Is Love?’, the anthemic ‘As Long As He Needs Me’, and the crowd-pleasing ‘Consider Yourself’. The complete tracklist includes the overture, reprises, and finale, making this an essential document of a golden-age musical in its purest stage form…
- Overture/Food, Glorious Food
- Oliver!
- I Shall Scream
- Boy For Sale; Where Is Love?
- Consider Yourself
- You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two
- It’s A Fine Life
- I’d Do Anything
- Be Back Soon
- Oom-Pah-Pah
- My Name
- As Long As He Needs Me
- Who Will Buy?
- Reviewing The Situation
- As Long As He Needs Me (Reprise)
- Reviewing The Situation (reprise)
- Finale
