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107-429: Gavroche is the eldest son of Monsieur and Madame Thénardier . He has two older sisters, Éponine and Azelma , and two unnamed younger brothers . Hugo never provides his given name but says Gavroche has chosen his own name. His parents show him no affection and send him to live in the street, where he is better off than at home. The Thénardiers sell (or lend) their two youngest sons to a woman named Magnon . Due to

214-732: A # next to them are not on the original London recording. In addition, the Broadway recording drops "That's Your Funeral" and the Act Two reprise of "Oliver!".) The 1994 and 2009 London revival recordings include the Coffin Music, The Robbery, the reprises of "Where is Love" and "It's a Fine Life" and the London Bridge scene. Oliver! premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre for a preliminary engagement before opening at

321-479: A UK tour produced by Mackintosh (in co-production with Theatre Royal, Plymouth ) began in 1998 starring Gary Wilmot as Fagin, Sonia Swaby as Nancy and David Birrell as Bill Sikes. A production heavily based upon the 1994 Palladium production began previews at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 12 December 2008 (with an opening night on 14 January 2009). Produced once again by Cameron Mackintosh, this revival

428-514: A bad example". Gavroche's death can also remind of the death of Joseph Agricol Viala , a child hero of the French Revolution . Like Gavroche, he was killed while adventuring himself on open terrain between two fighting forces in order to accomplish a non-hostile yet essential action for his faction. Mario Vargas Llosa calls Gavroche "one of the most appealing and tender characters in fiction", who, despite his relatively small role in

535-471: A beating from Sikes after the boy tries to flee. Nancy remorsefully reviews their dreadful life, but Bill maintains that any living is better than none while Fagin tries to smooth things over ("It's A Fine Life [Reprise]"). Left alone, Fagin ponders his current existence and possible life changes ("Reviewing the Situation"); however, after thinking of various excuses, he elects to stay just as he is. Back at

642-605: A cartridge box over his shoulder. The painting, commissioned by the new government, was taken down in 1832 after the June Rebellion described in the novel because of its revolutionary message. Champfleury wrote in August 1848 that it had been "hidden in an attic for being too revolutionary". According to Albert Boime, "after the uprising at the funeral of Lamarque in June 1832 it was never again openly displayed for fear of setting

749-523: A cast including Cameron Blakely as Fagin and Alice Fearn as Nancy which ran from 31 July to 19 September 2015. In December 2015, a revival opened at the Curve, Leicester for the festive season starring Peter Polycarpou as Fagin, Cat Simmons and Laura Pitt-Pulford as Nancy, directed by Paul Kerryson. In November 2023, a production opened at the Leeds Playhouse (converting the theatre in

856-621: A cast including Simon Lipkin as Fagin, Shanay Holmes as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins as the Artful Dodger, and Philip Franks as Mr. Brownlow. In December 2013, a revival directed by Daniel Evans opened at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield with Tom Edden as Fagin for the festive season. An actor-musician production opened at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury directed by Luke Sheppard with

963-523: A figure in Eugène Delacroix 's painting Liberty Leading the People , which depicts the successful 1830 July Revolution , two years before the events described in the novel. The painting depicts revolutionaries advancing from a barricade over the bodies of government troops. A young boy waving pistols leads the way, beside the figure of Liberty herself carrying the tricolore . The boy carries

1070-589: A freak accident, the two boys are separated from Magnon without identification, and encounter Gavroche purely by chance. They are unaware of their identities, but Gavroche invites them to live with him and takes care of them. They reside in the hollow cavity of a giant elephant statue , the Elephant of the Bastille conceived by Napoleon as a fountain, but abandoned unfinished. Located at the Place de la Bastille , it

1177-503: A handkerchief from Mr. Brownlow , a wealthy old man, they run off, leaving the horrified Oliver to be arrested for the crime ("The Robbery"). In the Three Cripples pub, at the request of boisterous customers, Nancy strikes up an old tavern song with the low-life ruffians, (" Oom-Pah-Pah "). Bill Sikes makes his first appearance and disperses the crowd ("My Name"). Dodger runs in and tells Fagin about Oliver's capture and removal to

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1284-437: A hero who was due any service that Marius could grant him. Marius, torn between his desire to aid Valjean and his sense of duty to the man who had once saved his father, does not signal the police. Valjean denies knowing M. Thénardier and states that they have never met. Valjean then tries to escape through a window, but he is restrained and tied up. M. Thénardier orders Valjean to write a letter to Cosette, telling her to return to

1391-524: A member of the family. Notably however, the creators of the 1980 musical adaptation were inspired to think of Gavroche, and ultimately to create the musical, when watching a London production of Oliver! after Dickens' similar character of The Artful Dodger appeared on stage. The words of the song sung by Gavroche before his death are a parody of conservative views about the French Revolution: blaming all alleged modern social and moral ills on

1498-468: A murderer, producing the piece of Marius' jacket as proof. Marius realizes that it is a piece of his own jacket, and that that must mean that Valjean saved him from the battle and carried him through the sewers to safety. Marius pulls out his bloodied coat. He tells Thénardier he knows enough of his criminal past "to send you to the galleys", gives him 1500 francs, and orders him to leave and never return. Thénardier moves with Azelma to America, where he becomes

1605-675: A new North American National tour directed by Clayton Philips. The production toured until March 2009. The first Estonian production of the show was presented in the early 1990s in Tartu. A revival ran in November–December 2003 with Aivar Tommingas as Fagin and Evelin Samuel as Nancy. The musical was performed also twice in Israel in 1966 and 2008 starring Shraga Fridman and Rivka Raz in the first production and Sasson Gabai and Ania Bukshtein in

1712-530: A part of its Encores! series. The cast features Lilli Cooper (Nancy), Raúl Esparza (Fagin), Julian Lerner (The Artful Dodger), Tam Mutu (Bill Sikes), Brad Oscar (Mr. Bumble), Benjamin Pajak (Oliver), Michael Siberry (Mr. Brownlow), and Mary Testa (Widow Corney) with direction by Lear deBessonet. The production ran from May 3rd - 14th 2023. Gavin Lee was the standby for Fagin but went on several times during

1819-727: A sheet of paper "The cognes (police) are here" to prove her literacy. Marius grabs the paper and throws it in through the wall crack. M. Thénardier reads it and thinks Éponine threw it inside as a warning. The Thénardiers and Patron-Minette try to escape, but Javert arrives and arrests them all (except Gavroche, who is not present, and Montparnasse , who escapes). Valjean escapes through the window undetected. Mme. Thénardier dies in prison and Éponine and Azelma are released. Gavroche, not involved with his family's crimes, encounters purely by chance his two younger brothers, who are unaware of their identities. He briefly takes care of them, but they soon leave him in search of their missing foster mother. It

1926-405: A simple murderer, Thénardier offers Valjean his key to the sewer grating in exchange for the contents of Marius' pockets. He then searches Valjean and Marius' pockets. Believing Marius to be a corpse, he tears off part of Marius' coat in order to blackmail Valjean with it later. Thénardier finds only 30 francs, reluctantly takes the money, and lets Valjean out. Thénardier and his child Azelma are in

2033-697: A slave trader. The Thénardiers are featured in the musical based on Hugo's novel . They own an inn in the town of Montfermeil, where they have been entrusted with the care of Cosette, Fantine's daughter. However, the Thénardiers treat Cosette as a servant whilst pampering their own daughter Éponine. They welcome all customers to their inn, but whilst they appear to look friendly and welcoming, they secretly con their customers with watered-down wine, sausages made with horse kidney or cat liver , and extra fees for ridiculous things such as lice, looking in their mirrors, and keeping their windows closed. ( "Master of

2140-444: A thousand crowns, but Valjean ignores him and departs with Cosette. M. Thénardier expresses regret that he did not bring his gun, and turns back to the inn. The inn, which is forced to close down after Cosette is taken, is called "The Sergeant at Waterloo", because of a peculiar adventure that M. Thénardier had following the famous battle . While looting the corpses shortly after the fighting had ceased, M. Thénardier accidentally saved

2247-457: Is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre , southwest London in 1960 before opening in the West End , where it enjoyed a record-breaking long run. Oliver! ran on Broadway , after being brought to the U.S. by producer David Merrick in 1963. Major London revivals played from 1977 to 1980, 1994 to 1998, 2008 to 2011 and on tour in

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2354-466: Is completely unaware of any criminality and believes that the boys make handkerchiefs rather than steal them. Oliver is introduced to Fagin and his boys and taught their ways (" You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two "). The next day, Oliver meets Nancy , an older member of Fagin's gang and the girlfriend of Fagin's terrifying associate Bill Sikes , a brutal house- burglar whose abuse she endures because she loves him. Nancy, along with her good friend Bet and

2461-524: Is eventually reduced to working as a prostitute in order to earn enough money to meet the Thenardiers' demands, as M. Thénardier extorts more money from Fantine by claiming that Cosette is ill. The Thénardiers spend the money Fantine sends them on their daughters. After Fantine's death, Jean Valjean arrives in Montfermeil on Christmas Eve . He finds Cosette all alone fetching a pail of water for

2568-444: Is sent to sleep in the basement with the coffins (" Where Is Love? "). The next morning, Noah Claypole, another employee of Mr. Sowerberry, insults Oliver's dead mother, whereupon Oliver begins pummeling him. Mrs. Sowerberry and her daughter, Charlotte, who is also Noah's girlfriend, run in. The three lock Oliver inside a coffin, and Mr. Bumble is sent for. The entrance of an intoxicated Mr. Sowerberry doesn't aid matters, and during all

2675-440: Is unknown what happened to the two after that. Éponine is sent by Babet to investigate Valjean's house, but since she knows that Cosette, who now lives with Valjean, is the beloved of her former neighbor Marius (for whom she harbors some affection), sends back a biscuit to Babet (which is code for "not worth the trouble"). She leads Marius to Valjean's house so that he may be with his beloved. M. Thénardier and Patron-Minette, with

2782-548: The Bristol Hippodrome . The tour was announced to star Neil Morrissey and Brian Conley sharing the role of Fagin and Samantha Barks (who came third in the BBC reality show I'd Do Anything , which was won by Jodie Prenger to be cast in the 2009 revival as Nancy) as Nancy. In January 2012, Mackintosh made a surprise appearance at the curtain call of a performance to announce that Barks had been cast as Eponine in

2889-658: The Mardi Gras parade. When he sees Marius and Cosette's wedding party pass by, he recognizes Valjean as both the man who had ruined him and the man he had met in the sewer, and orders Azelma to follow him and find out where he lives. Thénardier visits Marius dressed in a rented statesman's suit and identifying himself as "M. Thénard", but Marius eventually recognizes him. Thénardier attempts to blackmail Marius with what he knows about Valjean's past, but he inadvertently corrects Marius' misunderstandings about Valjean and reveals Valjean's good deeds. He then tries to expose Valjean for

2996-820: The Piccadilly Theatre , starring Paul Bartlett as the title character and Barry Humphries as Fagin, with Marti Webb as Nancy, running for 331 performances. It was directed by David Phethean, produced by Donald Albery , with sets by Sean Kenney . Cameron Mackintosh revived Oliver! in London opening on 21 December 1977. It returned to the Albery Theatre (the renamed New Theatre; now the Noël Coward Theatre ), starring Roy Hudd as Fagin (later replaced by Roy Dotrice and then George Layton , ) and ran until 20 September 1980. This production

3103-613: The Brownlow household. Worried that Oliver will "blow upon them" (i.e. betray the gang to the authorities), Fagin and Bill decide to abduct Oliver and bring him back to the den, with Nancy's help. Nancy, who has come to care for Oliver, at first refuses to help, but Bill physically abuses her and forces her into obedience. In spite of this, Nancy still loves Bill and believes he loves her too (" As Long as He Needs Me "). The next morning, at Mr. Brownlow's house in Bloomsbury, Mrs. Bedwin,

3210-741: The Hollywood movie Peter Pan . A North American tour began in 2003, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Networks. It ran till March 2005 and played most major theatrical venues in the U.S. and one in Canada. The show was directed by the London team which managed the Sam Mendes version in London and the Australian tour, with Graham Gill as director. The cast included Mark McCracken as Fagin, Renata Renee Wilson as Nancy and Justin S. Pereira as Oliver. In October 2008 Columbia Artists Theatricals mounted

3317-474: The House" ). One night after sending Cosette out to draw water from the well, she returns to them in the company of Valjean. Valjean tells them of Fantine's death and initially requests to take Cosette with him, but the Thénardiers attempt to con Valjean, falsely claiming they love Cosette as if she was their own daughter, have had to purchase expensive medicine to treat her for frequent illness, and are worried about

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3424-688: The Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, Japan in 1968 for 4 months. The rest of the workhouse boys and Fagin's gang were American including Robbie Benson, now a well known American Actor and Linda Purl who shared the role of Bet, also now a well known American Actor and Singer. Vincent Price starred as Fagin in a 1974 summer stock production in Columbus, Ohio and again in 1976 in a regional tour that included The Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas and

3531-627: The Jondrettes through a crack in the wall, recognizes Cosette as the girl he met in the Luxembourg Garden . After their visit, M. Jondrette arranges with Valjean to meet again, but after recognizing Valjean, he plots to rob him upon his arrival with the aid of the street gang Patron-Minette . Marius learns of M. Jondrette's plan to rob Valjean, and goes to the police. At the police station, an inspector named Javert instructs Marius to stand lookout with two pistols, and to fire as soon as

3638-528: The New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre , formerly the Albery) on 30 June 1960 and ran for 2,618 performances, a record for a musical in London at the time. Directed by Peter Coe , the choreographer was Malcolm Clare and costumes and scenery were by Sean Kenny . The original cast featured Ron Moody as Fagin , Georgia Brown as Nancy , and Barry Humphries in the supporting role of Mr. Sowerberry,

3745-636: The Palladium production was removed, and the show now opens as it originally did in 1960, with the workhouse children entering, singing " Food, Glorious Food ". British comedian Rowan Atkinson played Fagin . He had played the role in a school production but had turned it down in the Palladium revival. Burn Gorman played Bill Sikes, making his West End musical debut. Three actors shared the role of Oliver: Harry Stott, Laurence Jeffcoate and Gwion Wyn Jones. Rob Madge , Ross McCormack, Eric Dibb Fuller and Jack Glister played The Artful Dodger. Jodie Prenger won

3852-505: The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (see "1976 [Season 58] - The Regular Season" of List of The Muny repertory ) . In 1983, a new production of Oliver was the first musical produced by Philadelphia 's Walnut Street Theatre as part of its inaugural season as a self-producing theatre. The Australian tour was a successful trip through Sydney , Melbourne , and Singapore from 2002 to 2004. The show, which mirrored Sam Mendes 's production,

3959-403: The Thénardiers in a dark forest and accompanies her back to the inn. After arranging lodgings at the inn for the night, he observes how the Thénardiers abuse her and how Éponine and Azelma mimic their parents' behavior and complain when Cosette plays with their doll. Valjean leaves the inn and returns a moment later with a beautiful new doll, which he offers to Cosette. At first Cosette is unsure if

4066-461: The Thénardiers plan to wait underground, in the hope that they will pick up lots of wealth and riches from the dead students after the battle is over ("One Day More"). After the barricade falls, Thénardier is in the Parisian sewers robbing the corpses of the rebels ("Dog Eats Dog"). Here he crosses a man carrying what he believes to be an unknown corpse (actually the unconscious Marius, wounded from

4173-627: The UK from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, its 1968 film adaptation , directed by Carol Reed , won six Academy Awards including Best Picture . Oliver! received thousands of performances in British schools, becoming one of the most popular school musicals. In 1963 Lionel Bart received the Tony Award for Best Original Score . Many songs are well known to the public, such as " Food, Glorious Food ", " Consider Yourself " and " I'd Do Anything ". Oliver!

4280-573: The UK production in 1967. Australian actor Robin Ramsay played Fagin. Most of the cast were British along with two original British boys, Ray Millross who played the Artful Dodger and Terry Latham who played Charlie Bates. Ray Millross had played one of the boys and Oliver in the original production at the then New Theatre in London and also shared the role of the Artful Dodger at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in 1967 before transferring to

4387-475: The US in 1982, and it is still regularly broadcast. On 1 March 2013, a planned remake of Oliver! was announced. It was originally aiming for a 2016 release. Cameron Mackintosh , the producer of the film version of the musical Les Misérables was announced as producer, and potential talent included Les Misérables' Samantha Barks, who played Nancy on the 2011-2013 UK Tour, repeating her part and Stephen Daldry as

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4494-461: The aid of Gavroche, manage to escape from jail and attempt to rob Valjean's house. However, Éponine wards them off by threatening to scream. The next day, Éponine tries to tear Cosette and Marius apart by sending Valjean a warning to "move out," and later telling Marius that his friends invited him to fight with them at the barricade at the Rue de la Chanvrerie, intending for both her and Marius to perish in

4601-492: The apartment in a rush and announces that a philanthropist and his daughter are arriving any minute to visit them. In order to look poorer, M. Jondrette puts out their fire and breaks a chair. He then orders Azelma to punch out a window pane. Although hesitant, she does so, resulting in cutting her hand. M. Jondrette is pleased, for he had hoped for that result. The philanthropist and his daughter then come into their apartment; they turn out to be Valjean and Cosette. Marius, observing

4708-536: The apartment, where they will keep her as a hostage until Valjean delivers 200,000 francs to him. After Valjean writes the letter and gives his address, M. Thénardier sends out Mme. Thénardier to get Cosette. However, Mme. Thénardier comes back alone, and announces the address Valjean has given is a false address. During her absence, Valjean manages to free himself. M. Thénardier decides with Patron-Minette that they have no choice but to kill Valjean. Marius remembers that Éponine had come into his apartment earlier and wrote on

4815-480: The barricades). When the man collapses, Thénardier steals a ring from Marius' body, and then departs upon realizing that the collapsed man is Jean Valjean. The Thénardiers appear at the wedding of Marius and Cosette, posing as the Baron and Baroness de Thénard. Marius sees through their disguise and orders them to leave, but they refuse to do so until they have properly extorted him. They attempt to blackmail Marius with

4922-530: The boys sing about how they mostly like their unconventional if dangerous lifestyle ("It's a Fine Life"). Oliver bows deeply to Nancy and Bet, trying to be polite. All the boys laugh and mimic Oliver. Nancy singles out Dodger to demonstrate the way the rich people treat each other (" I'd Do Anything "). Nancy and Bet leave, and Oliver is sent out with the other boys on his first pickpocketing job (" Be Back Soon "). Fagin tells Oliver to go with Dodger and another boy named Charley Bates , but when Dodger and Charley steal

5029-552: The commotion Oliver escapes. After a week on the run, he ends up in the city of London and meets a boy about 16 years old known as the Artful Dodger . Dodger seems a kindly boy, and welcomes Oliver to join him and his friends (" Consider Yourself "). Dodger is, unknown to Oliver, a pickpocket , and invites Oliver to come and live in Fagin 's lair. Fagin is a veteran criminal " fence " who sends out young boys as pickpockets. Oliver

5136-403: The crime is committed to signal the police to come. Marius returns to his apartment and continues to observe the Jondrettes. M. Jondrette sends Éponine and Azelma outside as look-outs. When Valjean returns with rent money, M. Jondrette and Patron-Minette ambush him and he reveals his real identity: M. Thénardier. Marius, hearing this, recognizes him as the man his father had mentioned in his will as

5243-834: The director. The score of Oliver! has been recorded numerous times. There are cast recordings (on compact disc) available for the original London and Broadway productions as well as for the 1968 film and the 1994 and 2009 London revivals. The 2009 London cast album was recorded live on opening night. There are several studio cast recordings of the show. including with Stanley Holloway as Fagin and Alma Cogan as Nancy ( Capitol Records ST 1784, 1962), with Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame as Fagin and Jim Dale as The Artful Dodger (Music for Pleasure MFP 1073, 1966), with Ian Carmichael as Fagin and Joyce Blair as Nancy ( World Record Club S-7036, 1963) and with Josephine Barstow as Nancy, Sheila Hancock as Mrs. Corney and Julian Forsyth as Fagin (That's Entertainment Records/TER MUS C NO3, 1994;

5350-480: The disgraced son of the baron, Marius Pontmercy, at an apartment building named Gorbeau House nine years after the closing of the inn. In the nine years following the inn's closing, the Thénardier family had assumed the name Jondrette. In addition, they had had two more sons, whom they essentially sold to Magnon so that she could pass them off as the children supported by Marius' grandfather M. Gillenormand for

5457-472: The distraught Bet. Bullseye, Bill's terrier , turns on his master and returns to the scene of the crime, and the crowd prepares to follow him. After Sikes brings Oliver to Fagin's hideout looking for aid, Fagin and his boys flee in panic. The constables break in, and Dodger is arrested before he can escape. Not finding Bill at the hideout, the crowd returns to the Thames Embankment . Bill appears at

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5564-501: The doll really is for her and is reluctant to take it, but then joyfully accepts it. Mme. Thénardier is furious but M. Thénardier tells her that Valjean can do as he wishes as long as he pays them. On Christmas Day , Valjean informs the Thénardiers that he wants to take Cosette away with him. Mme. Thénardier immediately agrees, but M. Thénardier feigns affection for Cosette and reluctance to give her up. Valjean pays them 1,500 francs, settling all of Fantine's debts, and he and Cosette leave

5671-875: The enormous dining hall for supper. They are fed only gruel , but find some solace by imagining a richer menu ("Food Glorious Food"). Oliver gathers up the courage to ask for more, and is immediately apprehended by parish beadle Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney, the heartless and greedy caretakers of the workhouse (" Oliver! "). Mr. Bumble and Widow Corney are left alone, and Mr. Bumble begins to make amorous advances ("I Shall Scream!"). Mrs. Corney pretends to resent his attentions, but ends up on Mr. Bumble's lap, as he eventually proposes to her. Mr. Bumble then takes Oliver and sells him as an apprentice to an undertaker, Mr. Sowerberry ("Boy for Sale"). Mr. Sowerberry and his wife taunt Oliver and Mr. Bumble ("That's Your Funeral"), causing Mr. Bumble to become angry and storm out. Oliver

5778-402: The gates of Valjean's house on Rue Plumet, when Éponine intercepts them and tries to force them to leave in order to protect Marius. Thénardier refuses to listen and orders Éponine to leave. Éponine is forced to scream in order to get them to leave. Thénardier threatens her but is forced to run, and he and his gang escape via the sewers. Afterwards, whilst the students plan to build the barricades,

5885-408: The generally more serious tone of the story. When Hugo introduces the Thénardiers, they have two daughters named Éponine and Azelma , whom they spoil and pamper as children, and a son called Gavroche . They run an inn in the town of Montfermeil . The Thénardiers are both described as being very ugly; Monsieur Thénardier is "a skinny little runt, pale, angular, bony, rickety, who looked sick but

5992-510: The housekeeper, sings to Oliver ("Where Is Love? [Reprise]"), and Oliver wakes up as street-sellers begin their day's work outside ("Who Will Buy?"). Mr. Brownlow and Dr. Grimwig decide that Oliver is well enough to go outside, so Brownlow sends Oliver to return some books to the bookseller. Oliver sees a group of street vendors and joins them in song ("Who Will Buy? [Reprise]"). As the vendors leave, Nancy and Bill appear and grab Oliver. They bring him back to Fagin's den, where Nancy saves Oliver from

6099-402: The influence of Voltaire and Rousseau . Gavroche sings "Joie est mon caractère / C'est la faute à Voltaire / Misère est mon trousseau / C'est la faute à Rousseau." (I have a cheerful character / It's Voltaire's fault / Misery is my bridal gown / It's Rousseau's fault). Argot is the slang used by thieves, criminals, and others who live in the streets. Victor Hugo was one of the first to note

6206-441: The information that Valjean is a murderer, offering the stolen ring as evidence. Their plan backfires when Marius recognizes the ring as his own, realizing that Valjean must have rescued him after the barricades fell. He hits Thénardier and throws him the rest of his money before leading Cosette away, leaving the Thénardiers to enjoy the feast and gloat over their survival, despite their children's deaths ("Beggars At The Feast"). This

6313-432: The inn. M. Thénardier tries to swindle more money out of Valjean. He runs after them and tells Valjean that he has changed his mind and wants Cosette back. He claims that Cosette's mother gave her into their care and that he cannot release Cosette without a note from her mother. Valjean hands him a letter signed by Fantine authorizing him to take charge of Cosette. M. Thénardier orders Valjean to either give back Cosette or pay

6420-546: The latter part of the story being completely left out. Although Dickens's novel has been called antisemitic in its portrayal of the Jewish Fagin as evil, the production by Bart (himself Jewish) was more sympathetic and featured many Jewish actors in leading roles: Ron Moody (Ronald Moodnick), Georgia Brown (Lilian Klot), and Martin Horsey. The musical opens in the workhouse, as the half-starved orphan boys are entering

6527-407: The life of a Colonel, The Baron Pontmercy . Not wanting to be caught as a looter, Thénardier claimed himself to be a sergeant of Napoleon's army. The tale as told by Thénardier eventually transformed into one of him rescuing a General during the heat of battle under a hail of grapeshot, as it grew more elaborate with each telling. In a bizarre coincidence, the Thénardier family ends up living next to

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6634-485: The more serious child outcasts found in the novels of Charles Dickens, little Joe, for example, in Bleak House ". In other words, Gavroche is cheerful and resourceful rather than a victim. According to Frey, because of his basic honesty and "good will" he would never be suspected of being a member of the Thénardier clan, and unlike the only other positive Thénardier, Éponine, he is not compromised by continuing to act as

6741-572: The movie adaptation of Les Misérables , causing her to leave the tour on 1 April during the Birmingham Hippodrome run, being replaced by Cat Simmons . Barks later returned for the final two weeks of the Edinburgh Playhouse run in June before returning with Morrissey. She once again left the production early to perform at the 2013 Oscars . In June 2022, it was announced New York City Center would stage Oliver as

6848-934: The musical director", one concerning the term "vamp"; "he never waited for me to finish my dialogue." Cameron Mackintosh produced another revival of the show which opened at the London Palladium in the West End on 8 December 1994. The production team included a young Sam Mendes as director, with Anthony Ward as designer, Matthew Bourne as choreographer, Martin Koch as music supervisor and William David Brohn as orchestrator . The cast included Jonathan Pryce (after much persuasion) as Fagin, Sally Dexter as Nancy, Miles Anderson as Bill Sikes, James Villiers as Mr. Brownlow, James Saxon as Mr. Bumble , Jenny Galloway as Widow Corney, David Delve as Mr. Sowerberry and Julia Deakin as Mrs. Sowerberry. The role of Oliver

6955-404: The musical, the Thénardiers appear in the following songs: Since the original publication of Les Misérables in 1862, the characters of the Thénardiers have been presented in many adaptations of the novel in various media, including books , films , musicals , plays , and games . Oliver! Oliver! is a stage musical , with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart . The musical

7062-417: The novel, "brings a breath of happiness and humanity a love of life, wit, goodness, and courage in the face of adversity. His purity of spirit is strengthened rather than diminished by poverty, homelessness, and injustice." Where other characters are hardened by experience, Gavroche lives by his wits and shows kindness to everyone he encounters. In his view, as Javert embodies rigor and order, Gavroche represents

7169-869: The novel, including books , films , musicals , plays , and games . French songwriter Alain Boublil had the idea to adapt Victor Hugo's novel into a musical while at a performance of the musical Oliver! in London: As soon as the Artful Dodger came onstage, Gavroche came to mind. It was like a blow to the solar plexus. I started seeing all the characters of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables —Valjean, Javert, Gavroche, Cosette, Marius, and Éponine—in my mind's eye, laughing, crying, and singing onstage. Th%C3%A9nardiers The Thénardiers , commonly known as Monsieur Thénardier ( / t ə ˈ n ɑːr d i . eɪ / ; French pronunciation: [tenaʁdje] ) and Madame Thénardier , are fictional characters, and

7276-573: The passing Valjean and Cosette to give them money. With the help of robbers Brujon, Babet, Montparnasse, and Claquesous, they surround Valjean and rip open his shirt, revealing the brand on his chest. Éponine notices the police arriving and warns them, but they are captured by Javert and his constables. Thénardier tells Javert about Valjean and the brand on his chest and that he is the one who Javert should really arrest, and Javert releases them. The Thénardiers then try to rob Valjean again ("The Attack on Rue Plumet"). Thénardier and his gang of robbers reach

7383-648: The picture inside the locket as a picture of his daughter, he realizes that Oliver is actually his grandson. Nancy visits Mr. Brownlow, explains how she and Bill abducted Oliver, and remorsefully promises to deliver Oliver to him safely that night on London Bridge but refuses to give up her fellow gang members. She ponders again about Bill ("As Long as He Needs Me [Reprise]"). Suspecting Nancy, Bill follows her as she sneaks Oliver out of Fagin's den. At London Bridge, he confronts them and viciously clubs Nancy to death. He then grabs Oliver and runs off. Mr. Brownlow arrives and discovers Nancy's body. A large crowd forms, among them

7490-412: The production should have run longer, noting that this production utilized the original sets, costumes, blocking (staging), and direction, and commented: "Hmm...maybe 'that' was the problem". Moody was nominated for a Tony Award despite the short run. The show only received one negative review; it was from Frank Rich of The New York Times who called the production "likely to hold the attention of only

7597-412: The rebellion of 1832 so that she will not have to share him with Cosette. Both Éponine and Gavroche are killed at Rue de la Chanvrerie, despite Marius' efforts to protect the Thénardier family. Marius himself is wounded in the battle, and Valjean attempts to save him by taking him through the sewers into safety. In the sewers, Valjean encounters Thénardier, who is hiding from Javert. Thinking Valjean to be

7704-580: The revolutionaries at the barricade. After an exchange of gunfire with the National Guards, Gavroche overhears Enjolras remark that they are running out of cartridges. He decides he can help. He goes through an opening in the barricade and collects the cartridges from the dead bodies of the National Guard. In the process of collecting the cartridges and singing a song, he is shot and killed. The character of Gavroche may have been inspired by

7811-508: The role of Fagin and Patti LuPone played Nancy. David Garlick reprised his West End performance as The Artful Dodger, the first British youngster to appear on Broadway since Davy Jones , creating the Equity Exchange Program in the process. The original creative staff were used for this production, including director Peter Coe. For this production, the song "I Shall Scream" was eliminated. LuPone, in her memoirs, said that

7918-583: The role of Nancy, also receiving positive reviews. Bleach, D'Silva, and Ferguson were replaced by Jason Morell, Christian Patterson, and Claire Machin, respectively. In June 2010, Russ Abbot again took over as Fagin. Stephen Moore was a replacement for Mr. Brownlow. Ron Moody , the original Fagin, joined the cast at the end of the performance on 14 June 2010, in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary. Griff Rhys Jones returned as Fagin in December 2010. The production closed on 8 January 2011, to be replaced at

8025-458: The role of Nancy, shared with Australian Tamsin Carroll , who played two performances each week. Sarah Lark , a runner-up on "I'd do Anything" understudied the role. Royal Shakespeare Company actor Julian Glover played Mr. Brownlow with Julian Bleach as Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig, Louise Gold as Mrs. Sowerberry, Julius D'Silva as Mr. Bumble and Wendy Ferguson as Widow Corney. The revival

8132-407: The role was played by future Monkee Davy Jones , another veteran of the London production. The Broadway production was a critical success and received ten Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. It won the awards for Best Scenic Design, Best Original Score and Best Music Direction. The Broadway production

8239-574: The round ) for the festive season directed by James Brining with a cast including Steve Furst as Fagin and Jenny Fitzpatrick as Nancy. In 1963, Dutch musician Seth Gaaikema translated the musical into Dutch. In 1968, Oliver was taken to Japan for 3 months with Sean Kenny's original set, by the Japanese film company Toho Productions. " Consider Yourself " was translated into Japanese for the final Curtain Calls. Directed by Geoff Ferris who had worked on

8346-632: The run. A new production presented by Cameron Mackintosh is set to open at the Gielgud Theatre in London 's West End beginning previews on 14 December 2024 (with an opening night on 14 January 2025) following a hit sell-out season at Chichester Festival Theatre from 8 July to 7 September 2024, before transferring to the Gielgud Theatre in London 's West End from 14 December. It is newly revised by Mackintosh and directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne , designed by Lez Brotherston with

8453-430: The sake of procuring child support. Magnon had accused M. Gillenormand of fathering the two children, which he denied, although he agreed to support them as long as Magnon did not bring him any more children to support. The Thénardiers' eldest son, Gavroche, was left to the streets, where he became a gamin. The Jondrettes support themselves by sending letters begging for money to well-known philanthropists. Éponine comes in

8560-565: The second. In December 2010 a Dutch language version of the musical opened in Gent , Belgium, to be transferred at the end of the same month to Antwerp . In 2011 a Syrian production is to be performed at the Damascus Opera . In 2012 a new production was staged by Popular Productions in Dubai, UAE (First Group Theatre). It starred Philip Cox as Fagin and Lucy Hunter-James as Nancy. In 1968,

8667-503: The secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables and in many adaptations of the novel into other media. They are unscrupulous working-class people who blame society for their sufferings. Early in the novel, they own an inn and cheat their customers. After they lose the inn in bankruptcy, they change their name to Jondrette and live by begging and petty thievery. They serve, alongside Javert , as one of

8774-668: The shady and roguish roles for which he was well known. David Merrick brought Oliver! to the Broadway stage, where it premiered at the Imperial Theatre on 6 January 1963. It closed on 14 November 1964, after 774 performances. The cast featured child actor Bruce Prochnik in the title role alongside Georgia Brown , Danny Sewell and Barry Humphries , reprising their West End roles as Nancy, Bill Sikes and Mr. Sowerberry, respectively, and Clive Revill as Fagin, replacing Ron Moody . The national tour and cast recording featured Michael Goodman as The Artful Dodger, but on Broadway

8881-574: The show was adapted for film, with a screenplay by Vernon Harris and direction by Carol Reed . It starred original Fagin Ron Moody with Jack Wild , Shani Wallis , Oliver Reed , Mark Lester , Harry Secombe and Leonard Rossiter . The 1968 motion picture won six Academy Awards including Best Picture, and received nominations for both Moody and Wild. It was first telecast in the United States by ABC-TV in 1975. The film went to cable in

8988-413: The slang and write it down. He uses the character of Gavroche to introduce the concept of argot to the reader. Hugo devotes a lengthy chapter to importance of argot to the evolution of language in order to defend the extensive use he makes of it. Since the original publication of Les Misérables in 1862, the character of Gavroche has been in a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media based on

9095-589: The theatre by the original London production of Shrek The Musical . After the 2009 revival closed in January 2011, Cameron Mackintosh announced that a new production based on the Drury Lane production with a new set and direction by Laurence Connor would embark on a 13-month UK and Ireland tour beginning at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff in December 2011 and ending February 2013 at

9202-459: The top of the bridge, holding Oliver as hostage and threatening to kill him. When a memory of the dead Nancy freezes Sikes, two policemen sneak up on him, and one of them shoots Bill while the other grabs Oliver. After Oliver is reunited with Mr. Brownlow, the mob disperses. Fagin appears and decides that the time has never looked better for him to straighten out his life ("Reviewing the Situation [Reprise]"). Act I Act II (Note: All songs with

9309-525: The treacherous people she may encounter in the outside world ("The Thénardier Waltz of Treachery"). In the end, Valjean offers 1500 francs to take Cosette, and, delighted with the money, the Thénardiers hand her over without question. Nine years later, they are living in the slums of Paris, having lost their inn. One day, they hatch a plan to rob Valjean, who they have learned is now also living in Paris ("The Robbery"). They disguise themselves as beggars and beg

9416-401: The two arch-nemeses of the story's protagonist, Jean Valjean . While Javert represents the justice system that would punish Valjean, the Thénardiers represent the lawless subculture of society that would exploit him. The novel portrays them as shameless and abusive figures; some adaptations transform them into buffoonish characters, though sometimes still criminals, to provide comic relief from

9523-536: The undertaker. Keith Hamshere (the original Oliver) is now a Hollywood still photographer; Martin Horsey (the original Artful Dodger) worked as an actor/director and authored the play L'Chaim . Other boys who alternated in the juvenile leads included Phil Collins , Leonard Whiting and Davy Jones as the Artful Dodger . The cast also included Tony Robinson as one of the Workhouse boys/Fagin's Gang, and John Bluthal as Fagin. Former professional boxer Danny Sewell

9630-420: The unruly, eccentric, and imaginative. Victor Brombert sees Gavroche as the embodiment of Hugo's themes of "the political implications of popular speech and popular laughter. The people of Paris are like this irrepressible child, with a "grim love of freedom and courage" but still in need of education and political formation." John Frey says that Gavroche possesses "a Gallic spirit (l'esprit gaulois), unknown to

9737-650: The workhouse, Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney, now unhappily married, are told by the dying pauper Old Sally that Oliver's mother, Agnes, left a gold locket when she died in childbirth. Old Sally had stolen the locket, which she gives to the Widow Corney before she dies. Mr. and Mrs. Bumble realize that Oliver may have wealthy relatives ("Oliver! [Reprise]") and visit Mr. Brownlow (who has advertised for news of Oliver), hoping to profit from any reward given for information . Mr. Brownlow realizes they are not interested in Oliver's welfare but only money and throws them out. Recognizing

9844-414: The youngest and most obedient children" and "just dull". It prompted one of the main backers to pull out. The positive reviews were quoted in the ad for the show, including a Clive Barnes quote: " Oliver! is glorious food for Broadway". LuPone had asked the show's Musical Director to change her keys because they were too low for her, but was told she could not. She wrote that she "had major battles with

9951-432: Was altered in the film adaptation , where the Thénardiers are thrown out of the party after their extortion attempt fails. Along with Javert, they do not appear in the show's finale, presumably due to their villainous roles, as well as the fact that they are among the few characters to survive the entire play. The Thénardiers are usually played by a high baritone (Thénardier) and a mezzo-soprano (Madame Thénardier). In

10058-416: Was as fit as a fiddle" and Madame Thénardier is "tall, blond, ruddy, barrel-like, brawny, boxy, huge, and agile". Fantine , a struggling single mother, arranges for her daughter Cosette to stay with them, if she pays a regular fee. The Thénardiers treat Cosette quite poorly, dressing her in rags, selling her clothes for 60 francs in the streets of Paris , forcing her to work, and beating her often. Fantine

10165-438: Was designed by Jean-Antoine Alavoine . The two boys soon leave Gavroche the next morning. They are last seen at the Luxembourg Garden retrieving and eating discarded bread from a fountain. It is unknown what has happened to the two after that. At dawn, Gavroche helps his father, Patron-Minette and Brujon escape from prison due to the request of Montparnasse . During the student uprising of June 5–6, 1832, Gavroche joins

10272-519: Was directed by Shakespeare expert Rupert Goold and choreographed/co-directed by Matthew Bourne. Anthony Ward repeated his acclaimed scenic and costume designs while William David Brohn joined the team as orchestrator , revising some of the musical arrangements. Designer Anthony Ward created a new cobblestone effect for the entire stage while the orchestrations were expanded with new dance arrangements given to "Consider Yourself" and "Who Will Buy?" as well as new curtain call/exit music. The prologue from

10379-675: Was done in Los Angeles in advance of its New York opening. Georgia Brown, Davy Jones, Ronnie Kroll, Joan Lombardo, and Robin Ramsay appeared performing two musical numbers from Oliver! ("I'd Do Anything" and the Act II reprise of "As Long as He Needs Me") on The Ed Sullivan Show on the evening of 9 February 1964, the same evening that the Beatles made their first U.S. television appearance on that show. A revival opened in April 1967 at

10486-463: Was given for this. When Rowan Atkinson fell ill in April 2009, Russ Abbot stepped in to play the role temporarily who previously starred in the 1997 Palladium run. In July 2009, British comedian Omid Djalili replaced Atkinson as Fagin, receiving positive reviews. In December 2009, Griff Rhys Jones took over as Fagin, with Steven Hartley as Bill Sikes. Hartley had played Sikes in the 1997 Palladium production. In March 2010, Kerry Ellis took over

10593-404: Was later played by many notable British actors and comedians including George Layton , Russ Abbot , Jim Dale and Robert Lindsay (who won an Olivier Award for his performance in 1997). Bill Sikes was later portrayed by Steven Hartley and Joe McGann , and Nancy by Sonia Swaby, Claire Moore and Ruthie Henshall . The musical closed on 21 February 1998. Following the Palladium production,

10700-425: Was nominated for three 2010 Olivier Awards : Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Atkinson) and Best Theatre Choreography, but failed to win any. After the departure of the original Olivers, the role was passed on to Zac Hurst, Francesco Piancentini-Smith, Edward Cooke, Edward Holtom and Ethan Smith. Edward Holtom left the role one month before his scheduled departure, when his contract expired. No reason

10807-639: Was played by Anthony Pearson and the Artful Dodger by David Garlick. The original Sean Kenny sets were used. The last professional production to use Sean Kenny's original stage design was at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex , in 1986. This production starred Victor Spinetti as Fagin. The 1983 London revival of Oliver! transferred to Broadway in 1984. It opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran from 29 April 1984 through 13 May 1984, for 17 performances and 13 previews. Ron Moody reprised

10914-449: Was played by numerous child actors during the run of four years, including Gregory Bradley, Ben Reynolds, Jon Lee , Steven Webb , James Bourne , Simon Schofield, James Rowntree and Tom Fletcher , while the Artful Dodger was played by Adam Searles and others including Matt Johnson, Paul Bailey and Bronson Webb. The role of Bet was played by Danielle McCormack , Rosalind James, Francesca Jackson and Lindsey Fawcett . The role of Fagin

11021-485: Was recreated by Graham Gill. John Waters played Fagin, Tamsin Carroll was Nancy, and the production also featured Stuart Wagstaff , Steve Bastoni and Madison Orr and Keegan Joyce in the title role, which was rotated between the two. The role of the Artful Dodger was shared between Mathew Waters and Tim Matthews, with Waters performing on the opening night. Waters declined the tour after the Sydney production to appear in

11128-540: Was revived shortly after the original production closed. The revival opened in 1965 and was directed by Peter Coe. It ran at the Martin Beck Theatre for 64 performances, featuring Victor Stiles as Oliver, Robin Ramsay as Fagin, Maura K. Wedge as Nancy, Joey Baio as The Artful Dodger, Dominic Chianese as Mr. Sowerberry, Alan Crofoot as Mr. Bumble, Danny Sewell as Bill Sikes, Bram Nossen as Mr. Brownlow, and Dodi Protero as Mrs. Bedwin. The cast recording

11235-404: 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'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

11342-462: Was the original Bill Sikes and remained in the role (including the original Broadway and US touring productions) for almost six years. Steve Marriott played workhouse boys including The Artful Dodger, and he is featured on the original soundtrack LP. Michael Cashman played the role of Oliver during his time in the production. Sid James turned down the part of Fagin as the timing of the production coincided with his own attempts to move away from

11449-570: Was totally faithful to the 1960 original version, using Sean Kenny's set. The original production's sepia background painted on the rear stage wall was still extant. Mackintosh was asked to revive the show yet again in 1983 for a limited five-week Christmas season at the Aldwych Theatre , directed by Peter Coe. Ron Moody returned as Fagin, with Jackie Marks as Nancy, Linal Haft as Bill Sikes, Meg Johnson as Mrs Corney, Peter Bayliss as Mr. Bumble , and Geoffrey Toone as Mr Brownlow. Oliver

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