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You've got to pick a pocket or two, boys!
Charles Dickens' tale of the plucky orphan has been turned into a rousing musical featuring one of the most memorable Broadway scores ever written, including "Food, Glorious Food," "Where Is Love?," "Consider Yourself," "You've Got To Pick A Pocket or Two," "Who Will Buy," and more.
Featuring unforgettable characters like the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sykes and of course Oliver himself, Oliver! is a show for the whole family to enjoy.
Runs from Friday, December 2 - Saturday, December 17, 2016!
(The Box Office is open Mon.-Fri., 10-6 p.m. and Saturdays, during the run of show.)
REMEMBER: Kids, K-12 are half-price on Mondays and Tuesdays!
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Oliver! in the News
-Salt Lake Tribune
PTC Podcast
-Buzzsprout Podcast
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Director's Notes
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"Bleak, dark, and piercing cold, it was a night for the well-housed and fed to draw round the bright fire, and thank God they were at home; and for the homeless starving wretch to lay him down and die. Many hunger-worn outcasts close their eyes in our bare streets at such times, who, let their crimes have been what they may, can hardly open them in a more bitter world."
"Please sir, I want...
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Finding Fagin with
Bill Nolte
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Broadway veteran Bill Nolte is no stranger to Salt Lake City (he appeared in the touring production of
The Producers) but debuts at Pioneer Theatre Company in the December production of
Oliver! as the miserly and selfish leader of a band of pickpocketing orphans.
Bill's credentials are impressive: he's been in eleven Broadway shows including
The Producers, Amour, Jane Eyre, 1776 Revival
, King David, A Christmas Carol, Me And My Girl, Joseph...Dreamcoat
Revival
, The Secret Garden, La Cage Aux Folles Revival
and
Cats.
Each production is a journey into...
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PTC Partners with Utah Food Bank
Pioneer Theatre Company again partners with the Utah Food Bank to collect boxed and canned food for those in need.
When you plan to attend your performance of
Oliver! plan on bringing food for those who need
a little extra help this holiday season.
PTC has helped collect over 7,000 pounds of food in previous drives and looks for your help in continuing this effort!
Cash donation collection envelopes will also be available for those who wish to
provide a financial contribution instead.
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PTC welcomes members from Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake
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PTC is delighted to welcome 100 members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake to our holiday production of
Oliver!
Club kids will attend from across the Salt Lake valley including clubs in Murray, Glendale, and Tooele. As Utah's premiere professional theatre, PTC recognizes the importance of engaging the next generation of theatre-goers...
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In January: Fences
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize & Tony for Best Play!
"Genuinely glorious!"-The New York Times
"Fences is thrilling. Gorgeous and unmissable!"-The New Yorker
August Wilson's timeless drama about fathers and sons has been a hit on Broadway and all over the world ever since it burst on stage in 1987.
January 6 - 21, 2017
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If the Shoe Fits, and
Other Wild Hairs
Pieces by potter Ben Benhunin
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In March 2001, Ben Behunin founded Wild Rooster Artworks. His third studio in his 6 year career, Ben was determined to make this studio and business the best and most productive studio he could imagine. He returns to PTC for his second very popular...
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Meet our Principal Cast for Oliver!
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| Colleen Baum (Mrs. Bedwin) |
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| Linda Griffin (Mrs. Corney) |
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| James Michael Reilly (Mr. Sowerberry) |
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| Carol Schuberg (Mrs. Sowerberry) |
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| Richard Scott (Mr. Brownlow) |
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| Maxwell Rimington (Oliver) |
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| Christian Labertew (The Artful Dodger) |
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SYNOPSIS & CONTENT ADVISORY
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Synopsis
: Based on the classic Dickens novel, Oliver! follows the fortunes of young orphan Oliver Twist, who starts out in a workhouse, is sold to an undertaker, escapes there only to fall in with a band of thieves, becomes a thief himself under the tutelage of Fagin and the Artful Dodger, briefly escapes that life when he is rescued by the benevolent Brownlows, only to be kidnapped and threatened by the violent Bill Sykes.
RUNNING TIME: Two hours and fifteen minutes; which includes a fifteen-minute intermission.
Media Photos
HERE for
OLIVER!
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| L-R: Howard Kaye (Bill Sykes), Natalie Hill (Nancy) and Bill Nolte (Fagin) |
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| L-R: Maxwell Rimington (Oliver) and Natalie Hill (Nancy) |
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| Maxwell Rimington as Oliver |
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We wish to thank the voters of Salt Lake County for this production
And the following sponsors
THE EMMA ECCLES JONES
FOUNDATION
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