"serving as a fitter in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and working as a carpenter. He changed his name to Max Bygraves in honour of comedian Max Miller. Bygraves' catchphrase was said to be: ""I wanna tell you a story"". It was actually Mike Yarwood who made up that phrase, from Bygraves' ""I want to tell you a joke"". He portrayed the title character in the 1956 film ""Charley Moon"". It was revealed that Bygraves had bought the past and future rights to the Lionel Bart musical ""Oliver!"" for £350 at a time when Bart was"
"Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's hit ""Rock with the Caveman"", which became the first British pop song to break into the American Top 40, and was the sole creator of the internationally acclaimed musical ""Oliver!"" (1960). With ""Oliver!"" and his work alongside revolutionary theatre director Joan Littlewood at Theatre Royal, Stratford East, he played an instrumental role in the 1960s birth of the British musical theatre scene after an era when American musicals had dominated the West End. Best"
"Mackintosh, who owned half the rights to ""Oliver!"", revived the musical at the London Palladium in 1994 in a version featuring rewrites by Lionel Bart himself. Mackintosh gave Bart a share of the production royalties. At the peak of his career, Bart was romantically linked in the media with singers Judy Garland and Alma Cogan, though he was in fact gay. His sexuality was known to friends and colleagues but he did not ""come out"" until a few years before his death. Bart died at the Hammersmith Hospital, 150 DuCane Road, Shepherd's Bush, West London on 3 April 1999, of"
"Oliver! Oliver! is an English musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel ""Oliver Twist"" by Charles Dickens. It premiered in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, and successful long runs on Broadway, tours and revivals, after being brought to the US by producer David Merrick in 1963. Major London revivals played from 1977–80, 1994–98, 2008–11 and on tour in the UK from 2011-13. Additionally, its 1968 film adaptation, directed by Carol Reed, was highly successful, winning six Academy Awards including Best Picture. A prominent musical in British popular culture,"
"is estimated that around this time Bart was earning 16 pounds a minute from ""Oliver!"" Bart's next two musicals, ""Blitz!"" (1962) (from which came the song ""Far Away"", a hit for Shirley Bassey) and ""Maggie May"" (1964) had successful and respectable West End runs (""Blitz!"", at the time London's most expensive musical ever, had a run of 568 performances), but ""Twang!!"" (1965), a musical based on the Robin Hood legend, was a flop and ""La Strada"" (1969), which opened on Broadway after the removal of most of Bart's songs, closed after only one performance. By this time Bart was taking"
"John Gielgud dominated British theatre of the mid-20th century. The National Theatre's largest auditorium is named after Olivier, and he is commemorated in the Laurence Olivier Awards, given annually by the Society of London Theatre. Lionel Bart's 1960 musical ""Oliver!"" (based on Charles Dickens novel) contains the songs ""Food, Glorious Food"", ""Consider Yourself"" and ""You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"". ""Oliver!"" has received thousands of performances in British schools since. In July 1962, a board was set up to supervise construction of a National Theatre in London, and a separate board was constituted to run a National Theatre"
"stopped drinking, although the years of substance abuse seriously damaged his health, leaving him with diabetes and impaired liver function. In May 1977, an autobiographical musical called ""Lionel!"" opened in the West End at the New London Theatre. It was loosely based on Bart's early life as a child prodigy. Bart added some new songs for the show and expectations were high. The cast included Clarke Peters, Marion Montgomery and Adrienne Posta. The role of Lionel was shared by a young Todd Carty and theatre unknown Chris Nieto. The show closed after six weeks, losing £250,000. Bart continued writing songs"
"""Oliver!"" received thousands of performances in British schools, particularly in the 1970s, when it was by far the most popular school musical. In 1963 Lionel Bart received the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Many songs are well known to the public. ""Oliver!"" was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit. There had been two previous Dickens musicals in the 1950s, both of them television adaptations of ""A Christmas Carol"". The plot of Dickens' original novel is considerably simplified for the purposes of the musical, with Fagin being represented more as a"
"connected with the business. Larry Parnes became a successful manager and entrepreneur of pop singers during the mid-1950s, and regularly took material from songwriters and publishers based in Denmark Street. Lionel Bart, writer of the musical ""Oliver!"", started his writing career for publishers and was subsequently known as ""the king of Denmark Street"". The music publishing trade on Denmark Street began to decline during the 1960s, as the traditional producers lost touch with changing tastes and groups like the Rolling Stones showed it was possible to write their own material. For example, Paul Simon was based in London at this"
"There are several studio cast recordings of the show including one with Stanley Holloway and Alma Cogan and another with Josephine Barstow and Julian Forsyth. A new version with Julian Forsyth was issued recently, and Sally Ann Triplett replacing Barstow. The following table gives the principal casting information for the major productions (both original and revival) of ""Oliver!"". Note Gwion Wyn Jones went on to perform on the ""Oliver!"" UK tour in Cardiff and Manchester, until he grew out of the role in February 2012. ""Dodger!"", a sequel to Lionel Bart's ""Oliver!"" was composed by Andrew Fletcher with the book"
"morning gigs at the Essoldo Cinema in Manor Park. Marriott was a cheeky, hyperactive child, according to his mother Kay, and well known by his neighbours in Strone Road for playing pranks and practical jokes. While he was a pupil at local Sandringham Secondary Modern School, Marriott was said to be responsible for deliberately starting a fire in a classroom, though he always denied this. In 1960, Bill Marriott spotted an advertisement in a London newspaper for a new Artful Dodger replacement to appear in Lionel Bart's popular musical ""Oliver!"", based on the novel ""Oliver Twist"" by Charles Dickens, at"
"at the Prince Edward Theatre and the New Amsterdam Theatre, respectively, along with Schumacher. In 1998, Mackintosh celebrated thirty years in show business with ""Hey, Mr. Producer!"", a gala concert featuring songs from shows he had produced during his career. The concert was performed twice, on 7 and 8 June, with proceeds going to the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the Combined Theatrical Charities. Many celebrities took part, and the 8 June performance was attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 2008–9, Mackintosh produced a revival of Lionel Bart's ""Oliver!"" at the Theatre Royal"
"known for creating the book, music and lyrics for ""Oliver!"", he was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as ""the father of the modern British musical"". In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for ""Oliver!"", and the 1968 film version of the musical won a total of 6 Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other notable compositions include the theme song to the James Bond film ""From Russia with Love"", and the hit songs ""Living Doll"" by Cliff Richard, ""Far Away"" by Shirley Bassey, ""Do You Mind?"" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and"
"Twang!! Twang!! is a musical with music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart and a book by Bart and Harvey Orkin, with assistance from Burt Shevelove. The piece was a spoof of the character and legend of the outlaw Robin Hood. It was a disastrous box-office failure and cost Bart his personal fortune. After a preview in Manchester, ""Twang"" opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End on 20 December 1965 and closed on 29 January 1966 after just 43 performances, receiving scathing reviews and playing to mostly empty houses. Bart produced it with Bernard Delfont and John Bryan,"
"Footlight in 2011. The recording includes a track called ""Twang!!"" at the beginning of side B. Twang!! Twang!! is a musical with music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart and a book by Bart and Harvey Orkin, with assistance from Burt Shevelove. The piece was a spoof of the character and legend of the outlaw Robin Hood. It was a disastrous box-office failure and cost Bart his personal fortune. After a preview in Manchester, ""Twang"" opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End on 20 December 1965 and closed on 29 January 1966 after just 43 performances, receiving scathing"
"school, and based in Palmers Green, Middlesex, followed by the London School of Economics in Central London, where he trained to become an economist. During World War II he enlisted in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and became a radar technician. Despite training to be an economist, Moody began appearing in theatrical shows and later decided to become a professional actor. Moody worked in a variety of genres, but is perhaps best known for his starring role as Fagin in Lionel Bart's stage and film musical ""Oliver!"" based on ""Oliver Twist"" by Charles Dickens. He created the role in the"
"as his appearance as Mr. Bumble in the film of ""Oliver!"", the Lionel Bart musical, there was much public interest even among those unfamiliar with the original show. The sleeve notes for the LP release quote newspaper articles, including one from ""The Guardian"" headlined ""Goons Reithed in Glory"". Fifty years of nation speaking peace unto nation. Fifty years of Reith, Normanbrook, Hill and Alvar Lidell and how does the British Broadcasting Corporation celebrate the occasion? Answer: with a maniac cackle. It showed a fitting sense of history. The Goons, after all, were the fathers of the great national in-joke and"
"liver cancer. His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium. A memorial bench is dedicated to him in Kew Gardens. 2013 saw the publication of David and Caroline Stafford's detailed biography ""The Lionel Bart Story: Fings Ain't Wot THey Used T'Be"". A first workshop of a musical play based on Bart's life and using his songs, ""It's a Fine Life"", was staged in 2006 at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch.. The play, after substantial development and now titled ""More!"" was presented 'in concert' at Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2015 featuring Neil McDermott as Lionel Bart, Jessica Hynes as Joan Littlewood"
"the London stage and bringing an end to censorship of British theatre. ""Oliver!"" (1960), based on Dickens's ""Oliver Twist"", was a huge hit from the beginning and became the first modern British musical to be transferred successfully to Broadway. ""Oliver!"" has sustained its popularity to the present day, and for many years was the standard musical performed by schools in the UK. The original stage production, which starred Ron Moody and Georgia Brown, contained such song hits as ""As Long As He Needs Me"" and ""Consider Yourself""; it is also notable for featuring Australian satirist Barry Humphries in his first"
"has been inducted as a Welsh Icon on Welsh cultural site welshicons.org.uk. Also in 2009, Lark recorded the lead role of Roberta Jones in Gareth Peter Dicks' musical ""Bluebird"", a Second World War musical concept recording that also starred Ramin Karimloo and Abi Finley. After appearing on ""I'd do Anything"" Lark's next major show was as the Strawberry seller in Cameron Mackintosh's revival production of ""Oliver!"" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. She understudied the part of Nancy, performing it on a few occasions during the absence of winner Jodie Prenger, performing opposite Rowan Atkinson, Omid Djalili and Griff"
"and resident jazz vocalist at the Starlight Theatre, Manchester, and the Grove Inn Jazz Club in Leeds. James Byng James Byng (born 1985) is an English actor and vocalist. Acting since the age of ten, James made his West End debut in the title role of ""Oliver!"" at the London Palladium. He played the same role in the national tour of ""Oliver!"" and at the Royal Charity Gala ""Hey! Mr. Producer"", honoring theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh at the Lyceum Theatre on 8 June 1998. Byng also played Gavroche in ""Les Misérables"" at the Palace Theatre. From 2007 to 2008 he"
"Oliver! (film) Oliver! is a 1968 British musical drama film directed by Carol Reed, written by Vernon Harris, and based on the stage musical of the same name. Both the film and play are based on Charles Dickens's novel ""Oliver Twist"". The film includes such musical numbers as ""Food, Glorious Food"", ""Consider Yourself"", ""As Long as He Needs Me"", ""You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"", and ""Where Is Love?"". Filmed at Shepperton Film Studio in Surrey, it was a Romulus Films production and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. At the 41st Academy Awards for 1968, ""Oliver!"" was"
"too hard to pick it up."" She also played Nancy in the first UK tour of ""Oliver!"" where she met and befriended the show's Assistant Stage Manager Cameron Mackintosh, who was to become one of the most prominent musical theatre producers in the world. Lionel Bart, the show's composer and lyricist, saw it numerous times whilst the production was in Manchester, where he was working on the notorious flop, ""Twang!"". When it returned to the West End Phil Collins, who later achieved fame with Genesis and had been one of the original Dodgers, rejoined the production to play Noah Claypole."
"she branched out as a performer in stage musicals, and jazz (being her first love musically). She played the role of Nancy in Lionel Bart's musical, ""Oliver!"" in London's West End and appeared in a British television soap opera, ""Albion Market"", where she played one of the main characters until it was taken off air in August 1986. Shapiro also played the part of Sally Bowles in ""Cabaret"" and starred in ""Seesaw"" to great critical acclaim. Between 1984 and 2001, she toured extensively with legendary British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton and his band, whilst still performing her own jazz and"
"Where Is Love? ""Where is Love?"" is a song from the Tony Award-winning British musical ""Oliver!"" and the 1968 film ""Oliver!"" based on the novel ""Oliver Twist"" by Charles Dickens. The musical was written by Lionel Bart and was first staged in London's West End in 1960. Oliver Twist, the leading character, sings the song after being thrown into the cellar of a funeral parlour for getting into a fight with Noah Claypole, another servant of the undertaker. Later in the show a reprise is sung by Mr Brownlow's housekeeper, Mrs Bedwin. In the 1968 Columbia Pictures musical film version"
"and Joan Littlewood directed but quit before it opened. She was replaced by Shevelove and Bart. ""Twang!!"" is remembered as ""the most expensive flop"" in West End history up to that time. In 2008 the Estate of Lionel Bart commissioned Julian Woolford to write a new book for the musical which was performed in 2013 at Guildford School of Acting. This version is now licensed through MTI Robin Hood and his Merry Men attempt to break into Nottingham Castle, in a variety of preposterous disguises, in order to prevent a marriage between the nymphomaniac ""court tart"" Delphina and the hairy"
"comedians who visited Nottingham three or four times per year. The theatre was sold in 1854 to J.F. Saville for £1,950 (). The theatre was converted by Richard Middleton into ""Middleton’s Royal Alhambra Music Hall"" in 1865, when the new Theatre Royal was opened in Parliament Street. In 1880 the owner of the ""Royal Alhambra Music Hall"", John Betts Wigley was charged with assaulting and beating a comedian William White. The Music Hall closed in 1883 when the Nottingham Magistrates’ refused a theatrical licence. St Mary's Gate, Nottingham St Mary’s Gate is an historic street in the Lace Market area"
"major stage role as Mr Sowerberry, and future rock stars Steve Marriott (later the lead singer of the Small Faces and Humble Pie), Davy Jones (pre-Monkees), and Phil Collins (of Genesis fame) as The Artful Dodger. The music for ""Oliver!"" was transcribed by Eric Rogers, who wrote and composed 21 scores for the ""Carry On"" films. Bart hummed the melodies and Rogers wrote the notes on his behalf as Bart could not read or write music. In 1968 ""Oliver!"" was made into a film starring Ron Moody, Oliver Reed and Shani Wallis that won several Oscars, including best film. It"
"owner bought it, called Folly Eyot. Richard D'Oyly Carte was the producer of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas from 1875 to 1896 (such as ""The Mikado""), founder of the Savoy Theatre and Royal English Opera House (now the Palace Theatre) in London and a hotelier. He bought the island around 1890, and it acquired his middle name and surname. Carte intended to use as a special secluded annex, accessible by boat, to his new Savoy Hotel, but a panel of the local magistrates refused to grant him an alcoholic drinks selling licence for the property. Among the famous guests"
"the most famous music publishing deals in history, the purchase of ATV Music Publishing for Michael Jackson. In 2008, changes in the tax law that allowed songwriters to pay a small capital gains tax instead of a larger income tax prompted Branca to advise some of his clients that this was the perfect time to sell their music publishing catalogs, thereby establishing new precedents in valuation. Ensuing sales included: Kurt Cobain and Nirvana copyrights; Steve Tyler's Aerosmith publishing catalog of 160 songs to ""Primary Wave Music Publishing"" for $50 million; Julian Lennon's share of The Beatles' royalties, and the catalog"
"the Prince of Wales Theatre. Her breakout role was playing Lucy in the 1956 West End revival of ""The Threepenny Opera"" at the Royal Court Theatre, a role she repeated the following year when she joined the cast of the highly successful off-Broadway production. Brown's career role was that of Nancy in the musical ""Oliver!"", a role she created in the original 1960 London production. When she first came in to audition for the musical's author and composer, Lionel Bart, he recognized her as a childhood neighbour, and greeted her as ""Lily Klot"". Her subsequent audition caused him to award"
"Oliver was played by numerous child actors during the run of four years, including Gregory Bradley, James Daley, Ben Reynolds, Andrew James Michel, Jon Lee, David Watkins, Simon Schofield, Steven Webb, Justin Girdler, Steven Geller, Lee Honey-Jones, Brian O'Sullivan, Nathaniel Kelly, Adam Coleman, James Bourne, James Rowntree and Tom Fletcher, while the Artful Dodger was played by Adam Searles, Matt Johnson, Paul Bailey, Marcel McCalla, William Ullstein, Dax O'Callaghan, Sid Mitchell, Emory Ruegg, Adam Mead and Bronson Webb. The role of Bet was played by Danielle McCormack, Rosalind James, Francesca Jackson and Lindsey Fawcett. The musical closed on 21 February"
"and ""I'd Do Anything"", which appear on the official album to the stage show, released by World Record Club and recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios. In 1961 the Marriott family moved from Strone Road to a new council flat in Daines Close, Manor Park. Following Marriott's successful acting debut in ""Oliver!"", his family encouraged him to pursue an acting career. In 1961 he auditioned and was accepted as a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Because his family were unable to afford the private school fees, it was mutually agreed the fees would"