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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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This article is about the stage musical. For the 1985 animated television adaptation, see You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special). You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 1971 Broadway poster for the John Golden Theatre Music Clark Gesner Lyrics Clark Gesner Book John Gordon Basis Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts Productions 1967 Off-Broadway 1968 West End 1970 U.S. Tour 1971 Broadway 1998 U.S. Tour 1999 Broadway revival 2008 Manhattan 2016 Off-Broadway revival Awards 1967 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Production 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts . The musical has been a popular choice for amateur theatre productions because of its small cast and simple staging. [1] Contents 1 Background 2 Histor...

Oliver!

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This article is about the musical. For the 1968 film which was based on this musical, see Oliver! (film). Oliver! Original theatre programme and poster Music Lionel Bart Lyrics Lionel Bart Book Lionel Bart Basis Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Productions 1960 West End 1962 Broadway 1977 West End revival 1984 Broadway revival 1994 West End revival 2002 Australian tour 2003 Tallinn 2009 West End revival 2009 Chorzów 2011 UK Tour 2016 Arena Stage Washington, DC Awards Tony Award for Best Original Score 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 1...