Lyric Stage, Dallas County’s only locally produced professional
musical theater company, presents Lionel Bart’s OLIVER!
June 10-19, 2011 in the Irving Arts Center’s Carpenter
Performance Hall. Performances are June 10 & 11 @ 8:00 PM,
June 12 @ 2:30 PM, June 16, 17 & 18 @ 8:00 PM and June 19
@ 2:30 PM. Tickets can be Ordered
Online by Clicking Here or by calling the box office
@ 972-252-2787.
Charles Dickens’ characters are brought to life in this
musical adaptation of his novel OLIVER TWIST. “Food, Glorious
Food,” “I’d Do Anything,” “Where
is Love?,” “Consider Yourself,” “As
Long as He Needs Me” and “Who Will Buy” are
musical theatre classics from Lionel Bart’s score.
Founding Producer Steven Jones has assembled a 30 piece orchestra
and a cast of 48 for Lyric Stage’s production of OLIVER!
Jonathan Beck Reed, last seen at Lyric Stage as Texas in the
world premiere of Schmidt and Jones’ ROADSIDE, will play
Fagin and Jack Vangorden, Louis in Lyric Stage’s THE KING
AND I and John in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is Oliver. Catherine
Carpenter Cox, one of Lyric Stage’s audience favorites,
(Eva Peron in EVITA and Rosie in BYE BYE BIRDIE) will portray
Nancy. Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher
will play Mr. Bumble. The rest of the cast includes Clayton
Slee (Artful Dodger), Daylon Walton (Bill Sikes), Gordon Fox
(Mr. Soweberry), Christine Chambers (Widow Corney), Kelley Murphy
Perlstein (Mrs. Sowerberry), Cayman Mitchell, Sarah Comley,
Tom DeWester, Amber Nicole Guest, Claire Cuny, Dianne Powell,
Lindsey Gallegos, Rebekah Wheeler, Vicki Dean, C. Ryan Glenn,
Jeff Bailey, Jeff McGee, Keith Warren, Scott Montgomery, Shane
Strawbridge, Aivan Broach, Andrew Byerly, Ashton Miramontes,
Ashton Morales, Benjamin Byerly, Caleb Atkinson, Caleb Terlouw,
Chet Monday, Dawson Holder, Everett Golenski, Hunter Hall, Hunter
Martin, Isaac Jarrell, Jacob Matheny, Joey Morris, Kuran Patel,
Logan Macaulay, Mark Fisher, Sam Ward, Skyler Halliday, Trevor
Haueisen, Ty Taylor, Tyler Rouse and Xavier Carrillo.
The creative team includes director Cheryl Denson, music director
Jay Dias, choreographer Ann Nieman, lighting designer Julie
Moroney, costume designer Drenda Lewis, sound designer Bill
Eickenloff, properties designer Jane Quetin and stage manager
Margaret J. Soch.
OLIVER! Runs June 10–19 in the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter
Performance Hall, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving TX. Tickets
can be Ordered
Online by Clicking Here or by calling the box office
@ 972-252-2787.
The creative team includes director Cheryl Denson, music director
Jay Dias, choreographer Ann Nieman, lighting designer Julie
Moroney, costume designer Drenda Lewis, sound designer Bill
Eickenloff, properties designer Jane Quetin and stage manager
Margaret J. Soch.