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The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is departing from convention this holiday season. Like many theater companies it will be staging a work by Charles Dickens. But instead of the time-honored A Christmas Carol, it will be giving the holidays an Oliver! twist.

For Eleasha Gamble, who plays the role of Nancy in Arena Stage's new production of Oliver!, Nancy is the role that started it all.

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues as LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER continued its 35-show second season with a new edition

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues, as LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER continued its 35-show second season with a new edition SUNDAY, OCT. 11

Molly Smith directs her 30th production as Artistic Director of Arena Stage with a gritty and relevant take on the Tony Award-winning musical OLIVER!, blending the chaotic worlds of 19th-century Victorian London with 2015 London. Smith's new in-the-round staging infuses a modern edge to the classic musical about an innocent orphan thrown into the dark world of double-dealing thieves and conmen, highlighting the disparity between classes and dangerous life on London's streets today. Featuring a remarkable score including 'You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,' 'Consider Yourself,' 'Where is Love?' and 'Food, Glorious Food,' OLIVER! runs October 30, 2015-January 3, 2016 in the Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Scroll down for a peek at the cast in costume below!

HBO continued to present its satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues, as LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER aired with a new edition SUNDAY, OCT. 4

Molly Smith directs her 30th production as Artistic Director of Arena Stage with a gritty and relevant take on the Tony Award-winning musical OLIVER!, blending the chaotic worlds of 19th-century Victorian London with 2015 London. Featuring a remarkable score including 'You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two,' 'Consider Yourself,' 'Where is Love?' and 'Food, Glorious Food,' OLIVER! runs October 30, 2015-January 3, 2016 in the Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

HBO continued to present a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues, as LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER continued its 35-show second season with a new edition SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 (11:05-11:35 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Lionel Bart's OLIVER!, a musical which has touched the hearts of millions, will provide an unforgettable opening to the Roxy Regional Theatre's 33rd Season tonight, September 25, at 8pm.

After a sold out two week residency at London's famed Hippodrome Casino, acclaimed songwriter Scott Alan will release his seventh album, 'Cynthia Erivo and Oliver Tompsett sing Scott Alan.'

WICKED, the classic West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release the first pictures of Oliver Savile (Fiyero), Sean Kearns (Doctor Dillamond) and Daniel Hope (Boq) who will join Broadway star Tom McGowan (The Wizard) and current cast members Emma Hatton (Elphaba), Savannah Stevenson (Glinda), Liza Sadovy(Madame Morrible) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose) at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 21 September 2015.

Lionel Bart's OLIVER!, a musical which has touched the hearts of millions, will provide an unforgettable opening to the Roxy Regional Theatre's 33rd Season on Friday, September 25, at 8pm.

HBO continued to present its satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues on LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER with a new edition SUNDAY

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the University of Memphis mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson tonight, August 15 at 7:00 pm.

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues with a new edition of LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER on SUNDAY, AUG. 9 (11:30-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the University of Memphis mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson on August 15 at 7:00 pm.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the University of Memphis mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson on August 15 at 7:00 pm.

As previously reported, a 'grittier' big screen version of Lionel Bart's OLIVER! is aiming to start production next year in London, via Cameron Mackintosh and Working Title Films. Now, the Daily Mail writes that the filmmakers are planning a nationwide search for the title role and The Artful Dodger.

HBO continued its satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues with a new edition of LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

I talk to actor and singer T. Oliver Reid about his role in SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, a Tony Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning revue that features hits by legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Bringing to life the story of an orphan boy who asked for more, Hershey Area Playhouse is proud to present its summer musical, Oliver!, about a little boy searching for a loving home in the rough and tumble world of Victorian London.

?Adventure Theatre MTC is thrilled to bring OLIVER!, the musical by Lionel Bart, July 24- August 16, 2015 to Round House Theatre in Bethesda. 

John Oliver opened his show Sunday night discussing the recent Charleston shooting and South Carolina's insistence on keeping the Confederate flag waving atop its Capitol building

Bringing to life the story of an orphan boy who asked for more, Hershey Area Playhouse is proud to present its summer musical, Oliver!, about a little boy searching for a loving home in the rough and tumble world of Victorian London.

In the highlight clip below, Oliver says online harassment is a major problem, but it's rarely prosecuted. If only we'd been warned about this in the early days of the internet.