CSC PRESENTS THE MUSICAL “OLIVER!” THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE NEW LACKLAND CENTER

Centenary Stage Company is performing another tale by Charles Dickens—instead of the old chestnut A Christmas Carol—that will charm the whole family. The 50-member cast includes professional actors, students of Centenary College’s Theatre Department and kids from the Young Performers’ Workshop. And it will be performed in their spiffy new theater on the college campus.

Oliver!Music by Lionel Bart
Directed and choreographed by Michael Blevins
Featuring Carl Wallnau as Fagin
WHEN: November 26–December 12; Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM (Family Night with two-for-one tickets available at the door on the night of the performance), Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM,  with additional weekday  matinees on Friday, Nov. 26 (PREVIEW), Wednesday, Dec. 1 & 8, at 2:30 PM,  as well as a 10 AM school performance on Tuesday, Dec. 7, for regional students.
WHERE: Sitnick Theatre of the David and Carol  Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave, on the campus of Centenary College
TICKETS: $20-25, with discounts for seniors and students, and can be purchased through the Centenary Stage Company Box Office in the new David and Carol Lackland Center, by phone at 908.979.0900 and online at www.centenarystageco.org.   

A Buffet Matinee series is available for groups of 20 or more, priced at $37.50 for performance and luncheon. CSC also partners with Knight Riders Limousine Service to provide transportation options for patrons.

Called “the perfect Christmas matinee,” the musical Oliver! tells the tale of the orphan boy, Oliver Twist, who is swept into a band of pickpockets led by the wily Fagin in 19th century London. 
Hailed as a  masterpiece, the musical Oliver! displays the talents of composer  Lionel Bart at his best. Familiar show-stopping musical numbers such as “Consider Yourself,” “Who Will Buy,” “Where is Love?” and “As Long as He Needs Me,”  will have audiences “whistling the tunes of this heartwarming play as they exit the theater,” as one review stated.

Broadway veteran Michael Blevins will direct and choreograph the cast of over 50 as the Centenary Stage Company christens the 500-seat Sitnick theater with the sound of tap dancing and high kicks in the first-ever musical to be performed in the new space.