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Oliver gathers up the courage to ask for more. They are fed only gruel, but find some solace by imagining a richer menu ("Food Glorious Food"). The musical opens in the workhouse, as the half-starved orphan boys are entering the enormous dining room for dinner. Although Dickens's novel has been called antisemitic in its portrayal of the Jew Fagin as evil, the production by Bart (himself a Jew) was more sympathetic and featured many Jewish actors in leading roles: Ron Moody (Ronald Moodnick), Georgia Brown (Lilian Klot), and Martin Horsey. The plot of Dickens's original novel is considerably simplified for the purposes of the musical, with Fagin being represented more as a comic character than as a villain, and large portions of the latter part of the story being completely left out. There had been two previous Dickens musicals in the 1950s, both of them television adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Oliver! was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit. Many songs are well known to the public, such as " Food, Glorious Food", " Consider Yourself" and " I'd Do Anything". In 1963 Lionel Bart received the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Oliver! received thousands of performances in British schools, becoming one of the most popular school musicals. Additionally, its 1968 film adaptation, directed by Carol Reed, won six Academy Awards including Best Picture. Oliver! ran on Broadway, after being brought to the U.S. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the West End, where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run.

The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Oliver! is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.