I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role, and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career," he added. He had turned the cuffs back, half-way up his arm, to get his hands out of the sleeves: apparently with the ultimate view of thrusting them into the pockets of his corduroy trousers; for there he kept them. This time when Nancy asked, all nine pickpockets sprung back as though they had just realized they were standing on the third rail. "[14][11], In 1865, in Our Mutual Friend, Dickens created a number of Jewish characters, the most important being Mr Riah, an elderly Jew who finds jobs for downcast young women in Jewish-owned factories. Oliver! As Oliver and Nancy share a farewell embrace at London Bridge, Sikes catches up and grabs both of them and throws Oliver aside. But we were all terrified of Oliver Reed. When he left the original company of Oliver!, it was partly because of a feud with the leading lady, Georgia Brown, who didnt appreciate Mr. Moodys habits, born in revues, of changing lines from night to night and soliciting laughs with ad-libbed antics. That's why I say cheerio, not goodbye. Ron Moody: "Oliver! Not for a moment are the children in the cast treated as children. He played it on stage in London and New York and in the Oscar-winning film version of the Dickens story. All rights reserved. When Oliver! on Broadway years later in 1984. [4], Fagin's character might be based on the criminal Ikey Solomon, who was a fence at the centre of a highly publicised arrest, escape, recapture, and trial. "[8] The first 38 chapters of the book refer to Fagin by his racial and religious origin 257 times, calling him "the Jew", against 42 uses of "Fagin" or "the old man". [5] In 2005, he acted in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play Other Lives, playing the Duke of Wellington. In the morning, Nancy and her friend Bet arrive at the hideout to collect Sikes's money. In the face of all that difficulty, shes been able to say, Im still going to love life.. Argentine football player and 1986 FIFA World Cup winning captain Diego Maradona was frequently referred to as the Artful Dodger due to his cunning personality and ability to get away with fouls, such as disguising the illegal use of his hand, as he infamously did when scoring with the "Hand of God". Upon seeing the approaching mob, the thieves disband and flee. And yet theres this buoyant joy about these numbers.. , died June 11. He particularly admired Carol Reed's working relationship with the children in the film: "Not for a moment, I suspect, did Reed imagine he had to talk down to the children in his audience. She has this innate maternal nature to her, Cooper said, especially with all the boys in Fagins den and wanting to protect them. In fact, neither deBessonet, nor any of the five main cast members except for Benjamin Pajak (The Music Man), who plays Oliver, had ever seen a live performance of the show. In 1969, Moody was offered, but declined, the lead role in Doctor Who, following the departure of Patrick Troughton from the part. Moody also wrote novels and musicals of his own and kept working into his 80s. They're equal participants in the great adventure, and they have to fend for themselves or bloody well get out of the way. Oliver! Others, however, saw his portrayal differently. BACK IN THE REHEARSAL ROOM, the boys continued their run-through of Id Do Anything. Two stood on either side at the front, wielding red parasols, while two with white ones flanked them from behind. But its complicated.. [5][6] Some accounts of Solomon also describe him as a London underworld "kidsman" (a kidsman was an adult who recruited children and trained them as pickpockets, exchanging food and shelter for goods the children stole). He won a Golden Globe for his performance, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. "My proudest moment was the number Reviewing the Situation. BLAIR: Ronald Moodnick was born in London. He is survived by his widow and six children. His hat was stuck on the top of his head so lightly, that it threatened to fall off every momentand would have done so, very often, if the wearer had not had a knack of every now and then giving his head a sudden twitch, which brought it back to its old place again. also had the distinction of being the last British film to win Best Picture until Chariots of Fire in 1981. The Artful, meantime, who was of a rather saturnine disposition, and seldom gave way to merriment when it interfered with business, rifled Oliver's pockets with steady assiduity. Actor Ron Moody, who played Fagin in the hit film version of Oliver!, has died aged 91, his family says. "Fate destined me to play Fagin. Ron Moody, who has died aged 91, saw himself not as a great comic actor above all as Fagin in Lionel Barts Oliver! He appeared in EastEnders as Edwin Caldecott, an old nemesis of Jim Branning, and played wizard Merlin in Disney's A Kid in King Arthur's Court. Would you risk the drop? he sang, his eyes bugging as he grabbed his scarf and mimed a noose tightening around his neck. The sampler of the book also includes him meeting an astute gentleman who concerns himself with the well-being of the poor called Charlie Dickens. Ronald France. Actors who have played the role [ edit] Jack Wild as Dodger in the musical Oliver! He meets the Artful Dodger, who takes him under his wing (Consider Yourself). [3] His father was a Russian Jew and his mother was a Lithuanian Jew; said Moody, "I'm 100% Jewishtotally kosher! The face belongs to Rowan Atkinson, who has swapped the role of his gormless creation, Mr Bean, for the cunning Dickensian character Fagin in the latest West End revival of the musical, Oliver . [34], "Fagin Character Analysis in Oliver Twist", "Fagin | fictional character | Britannica", "Kingsley remained Fagin off-camera in "Oliver Twist" filming", "Oliver! It was the part of a lifetime," he said. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. His widow Therese said: "He brought joy to his family and to the hearts of many and will be greatly missed. "The musical numbers emerge from the story with a grace that has been rarely seen since the musicals of Ren Clair. MOODY: (As H. Driffold Cosgood) No, I simply meant you have a lot to offer the theater, Ms. Marple. But Oliver!, like many of the shows staged by Encores!, whose mission is to offer revivals of seldom-seen work, is rarely produced in full. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry and I wanted to work in England. He spent the second world war in the RAF before going on to study at the London School of Economics. A week later, Oliver reaches London. Contrary to his appearance in the novel, he is beardless and overweight in this version. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? This role was taken over by Omid Djalili in July 2009. The show followed the Artful Dodger's adventures in the Australian penal colony in New South Wales, as well as his eventual redemption. The Artful Dodger is characterised as a child who acts like an adult. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: With that scruffy beard and devilish twinkle in his eye, Ron Moody owned Fagin. And the emotional core is still the camaraderie that springs up between the striving, working-class characters. Throughout his career, he played a variety of roles - small parts in British and American TV shows. For the BBC's at the time controversial 1962 serial, Fagin was portrayed in a fashion very faithful to the novel by Irish actor Max Adrian. Pryce used a patched red and brown coat, while Lindsay used the traditional dark green overcoat seen in the 1968 film version. To make sure Oliver never learns of his true parentage, Fagin and Monks conspire to steal a locket and a ring left to the boy by his late mother, and throw them in the river. [5], "My proudest moment was the number "Reviewing the Situation". - which in retrospect was a mistake.". [6] and took $77,402,877 worldwide. Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, is a character in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. At a bookstall, Dodger steals a wallet from Mr. Brownlow, who quickly mistakes Oliver for being the thief and has police arrest him. succeeds finally because of its taste. Among his better known roles was that of Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy in the comedy The Mouse on the Moon (1963), alongside Margaret Rutherford, with whom he appeared again the following year in Murder Most Foul (1964), one of Rutherford's Miss Marple films. Somehow, I miss you. Shani Wallis finally won the role of Nancy nearly a year after first auditioning when she demonstrated an acceptable Cockney accent - the one she grew up with. "[13], Dickens became friends with Davis's wife, Eliza, who told him in a letter in 1863 that Jews regarded his portrayal of Fagin a "great wrong" to their people. Holloway was the first African-American starting quarterback in the history of Southeastern Conference football, went on to star in the Canadian Football League from 1975 through 1987, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1999.[17]. It had been seen by 5 million people across the country at that time. He was, she said, like the pied piper, with all the children around him. In his most recent autobiography, Moody cites attendance at two schools based in Harringay. After Dodger rescues Oliver from his imprisonment by Claypole in the Brownlow cellar, he and Oliver are forced to take to the streets to uncover the truth, encountering Mr Bumble, the villainous Monks, and their old mentor Fagin along the way. Moody earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the film, as well as a Tony Award nomination for the stage production. He concluded, "Oliver! The Academy Film Archive preserved Oliver! Fagin later meets with Bill Sikes, a burglar, while Sikes's girlfriend Nancy joyfully remarks on low-class life ("It's a Fine Life"). UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN: (Singing) How could we forget? For his performance in the 1968 film Oliver!, he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor (Musical/Comedy), the Best Actor award at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. Dickens describes his first appearance: He was one of those method actors who got into. The night before Fagin's execution, Oliver visits him in prison, and Fagin rages at him and the entire world for the sorry end he has come to. Sikes arrives at Fagin's den and demands money, revealing that he killed Nancy as well. [16], Condredge Holloway, the quarterback for the University of Tennessee Volunteers (197274), was known as "The Artful Dodger" for his scrambling prowess and elusive manner. Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle. Dickens then started to revise Oliver Twist, removing all mention of "the Jew" from the last 15 chapters; he later wrote in reply: "There is nothing but good will left between me and a People for whom I have a real regard and to whom I would not willfully have given an offence". Humphries also appeared on Broadway in Oliver! by Lionel Bart, which he repeated in the Oscar-winning 1968 film, is recognisably influenced by Guinness's portrayal. Normally, deBessonet said, she would have no interest in doing a production that includes violence toward a woman Ive already seen enough of that for a lifetime but she was impressed by Nancys bravery, how she risked everything to save the life of Oliver. Fagin is completely innocent of Nancy's murder and is horrified when he finds out. He lives in poverty with his five dogs and is desperately searching for money to repay his debts to a ruthless loan shark. But Bart is as Jewish as I am and we both felt an obligation to get Fagin away from a viciously racial stereotype and instead make him what he really is a crazy old Father Christmas gone wrong.. In 2004, the British ITV1 nostalgia series After They Were Famous hosted a documentary of the surviving cast of the film Oliver! Fagin forces Oliver and Nancy to burgle a house owned by the wealthy, elderly widow Mrs Maylie. Oliver tries to run away, but Fagin and Sikes beat him into submission, stopping only when Nancy begs them to show mercy. Ultimately the Dodger is caught with a stolen silver snuff box and presumably transported from England to a penal colony in Australia (only alluded to in the novel). has been released worldwide on DVD by Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment and its successor Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 1994 West End Backstage & Production Info", "Escape of the Artful Dodger (TV Series 2001)", "Full Casting Announced for Theatre Royal Drury Lane's OLIVER! During the errand, Nancy and Sikes grab Oliver and bring him back to Fagin's den. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. It stars Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, and Mark Lester in the title role. "I couldn't possibly have played the role if it was seen as antisemitic," he told the Jewish Chronicle. The role of the Artful Dodger has been played by several notable performers. ", "Twisted Movie Trailer, Reviews and More | TVGuide.com", "The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Alan Moore Series", "David Introduces a Dangerous Dynamic in 'All-New X-Factor'", "Action Lab Launches Peter David's Artful At San Diego And Other Exclusives", "Dodger: Meet the cast and creators of CBBC's Victorian adventure", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artful_Dodger&oldid=1150297626, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 09:58. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Banana artwork in Seoul museum eaten by visitor, Trevelyan relative 'would consider' famine payment, Indian 'killer' elephant relocated to tiger reserve, Ding becomes China's first male world chess champion, Four dead after suspected pigeon racer dispute, US principal visits David sculpture after nudity row. Actor Ron Moody, who played Fagin in the hit film version of Oliver!, has died aged 91, his family says. The show is incredibly challenging the domestic violence, the treatment of children at that time in general is truly harrowing, deBessonet said. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Fagin becomes suspicious of Nancy, and follows her to one of her meetings with Maylie. Mr. Moody was a spindly, long-faced man with, in performance, an effervescent sparkle, as those who recall his Fagin will attest. Upon learning the truth about Fagin's crimes, Oliver reluctantly goes along with his new master's orders. In 2003, he starred in the black comedy Paradise Grove alongside Rula Lenska, and played Edwin Caldecott, an old nemesis of Jim Branning on the BBC soap EastEnders. The show never gained traction in any of its incarnations, and though Mr. Moody continued to fill occasional stage roles (he played Polonius, Shylock and Iago, as well as Captain Hook in Peter Pan, and the title role in a forgotten Leslie Bricusse show, Sherlock Holmes the Musical), he worked more often in film and television. [1] The Dodger is a pickpocket, so called for his skill and cunning in that occupation. Oliver Reed. Dickenss Fagin, a Jew, has often been perceived as an anti-Semitic characterization, but Mr. Moody, who was also Jewish, steered clear of stereotype. ", "Omid Djalili pockets Fagin role in Oliver! BLAIR: As "Oliver's!" He's a corrupter of children. Fagin Shani Wallis Nancy Oliver Reed Bill Sikes Harry Secombe Bumble Jack Wild The Artful Dodger Hugh Griffith Magistrate Joseph O'Conor Mr. Brownlow Peggy Mount Mrs. Bumble Leonard Rossiter Sowerberry Hylda Baker Mrs. Sowerberry Kenneth Cranham Noah Claypole Megs Jenkins Mrs. Bedwin Sheila White Bet Wensley Pithey Dr. Grimwig James Hayter His father anglicised the family name to Moody several years later. Do not forget this tune. Dickens had first used a similar term in his previous novel, The Pickwick Papers. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [18] He befriends the Oliver Twist character called Lee (played by Keivyn McNeill Grayes), the latter a black adolescent runaway. "It is very nearly universal entertainment, one of those rare films like The Wizard of Oz that appeals in many ways to all sorts of people. In the novel, he becomes Oliver's closest friend (although he betrays Oliver when Oliver is caught) and he tries to make him a pickpocket, but soon realises that Oliver will not succeed, and feels sorry for him, saying "What a pity it is he isn't a prig!" I'm afraid these don't grow on trees. [5], For the BBC TV serial, Melvyn Hayes portrayed the character, which is considered to be very faithful to the book's original depiction of him. Jeenah Moon for The New York Times MANY OF THE SONGS FROM 'OLIVER!'. They present a locket belonging to Oliver's mother, who arrived at the workhouse penniless and died during childbirth. [9] It is often argued that Fagin was based on a specific Jewish criminal of the era, Ikey Solomon. The Musical), and Julian Lerner, who plays the Artful Dodger, the leader of the gang that takes Oliver in. Oliver! on stage and screen - but as a writer and as a composer of musicals. Moody died Thursday at 91. [3], Fagin's name comes from one of Dickens's friends he had known in his youth while working in a boot-blacking factory. The robbery fails when Oliver accidentally awakens the occupants, but he and Sikes get away. [12][13][14][15], At least two different books about the Major League Baseball club known as the "Dodgers" have used this character's name as a play-on-words for their titles: The Artful Dodgers, edited by Tom Meany; and The Artful Dodger, by Tommy Lasorda with David Fisher. The Artful Dodger is a gay rent boy and hustler called Arthur, better known among his clientele as "Fine Art". In this 13-episode series, Fagin has escaped his hanging by pretending to have had a stroke, which has left him paralyzed (and therefore unfit to be executed) and is in hiding at The Three Cripples, tended to by Barney. The actor said his biggest regret was turning down an opportunity to become one of the incarnations of The Doctor in Doctor Who. After Oliver!, my career didnt develop, he said in 2005. In one of his final public readings in 1869, a year before his death, Dickens cleansed Fagin of all stereotypical caricature. [5] On 30 June 2010, Moody appeared on stage at the end of a performance of Cameron Mackintosh's revival of Oliver! It will be immediately exciting to the children, I think, because of the story and the unforgettable Dickens characters. Writing about the film in The New Yorker in 2012, David Denby said Mr. Moody played Fagin in a way that parodies Jewish stereotypes by slightly exaggerating them., He added, however, Moodys pickpocket number is a theatrical triumph, beautifully preserved.. All rights reserved. [20], Since 2013, it has been released on Blu-ray in several countries by Sony, with the US having an additional limited edition release by Twilight Time.[21]. Oliver!, based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, is the story of an orphans search for belonging in that band of young pickpockets in 1830s London. with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide But the next year Mr. Moody landed the role of Fagin, and everything changed. This isn't a watered-down lollypop. The next morning, Mr. Brownlow sends Oliver on an errand. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! The British Film Institute ranked Oliver! I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role, and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career. Is climate change killing Australian wine? In the first edition of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic series League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, set in 1898 London, the Dodger briefly appears as an elderly man running his own gang of boy thieves, hinting that he is still following in Fagin's footsteps. Ron Moody Oliver at first believes that Fagin is a tailor who makes wallets and kerchiefs which are, in fact, stolen at Fagin's order. The. He was 91. He died this week at the age of 91 in a London hospital, and NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this appreciation. Speaking about the making of the film to The Guardian in 2012, Moody said he never expected to reprise his role because there had been "backstage hostilities" on the stage production. Role in the novel. Did Alec Guinness play Fagin in Oliver Twist? Nancy starts up a lively drinking song ("Oom-Pah-Pah"), hoping that the noise will distract Sikes. was revived in London. Before he departs, Oliver notices a portrait painting of a beautiful young girl. Even fight my Bill? she asked pointedly. With guest stars Colin McFarlane, Alex Kingston, James Fleet, Frances Barber, Danny John Jules, John Thomson, Tanya Reynolds, Phil Cornwell, Simon Day, Alexei Sayle, Catherine Shepherd, Samantha. Lilli Cooper, left, as Nancy, and Angelica Beliard, right, dancing with Benjamin Pajak, who plays Oliver in the musical. [28], In a 2007 BBC television adaptation, Fagin is played by Timothy Spall. Were trying to have those words be heard with the belief that the complexity is in the lyric itself, she said. With enough encomiums, he might have been Lord Humphries of Melbourne. Several of the film's musical numbers were reenacted. MANY OF THE SONGS FROM 'OLIVER!' have become well known, thanks to the popular 1968 film adaptation, which starred Ron Moody as Fagin. BLAIR: But when he saw the humor in Lionel Bart's lyrics for "Oliver!," he changed his mind. Fate destined me to play Fagin, Mr. Moody said in the The Sunday Times of London in 2005. Ron Moody, the British actor who memorably played the lovable London crime lord Fagin in both the stage and movie versions of the musical Oliver! In a way, Ron Moody was the British Topol. I didnt want to perpetuate what I considered to be an unfair, unpleasant image of Jewish people. He came to realize that that the only way to play Fagin was to forget Dickens and create a clown and I used every trick I could think of to take Fagin away from Dickens concept and to bring it into more of an entertainment situation.[4], Filming at Shepperton Studios commenced on 23 June 1967. The two friends re-unite, and when Oliver flees the school the Dodger follows him back to London. Get a look at New York City Center Encores!' upcoming production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!, set to run May 3-14.The musical is led by Benjamin Pajak as Oliver and also stars . The term has become an idiom describing a person with skilful deception. He even admonishes Sikes saying that: "[He] should not have done that." Moody was Fagin in the musical "Oliver!" (chapter 3) to whom he delivers all of the pickpocketing spoils without question. Underscoring the musicals darker bits, deBessonet said, like the fear and loneliness the orphaned Oliver experiences, was a matter of subtraction rather than addition. co-star Jack Wild in Flight of the Doves (1971). Maylie and her niece Rose take Oliver in and raise him in a polite society. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Ive no regrets. Dodger brings Oliver to a hideout for young pickpockets led by Fagin, who instructs the gang in the art of stealing, declaring that Youve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two to get by. But neither did the production need to amp up the grim with foreboding lighting or a fog machine, she said the darkness is already inherent in Dickenss text, and in Barts book, score and lyrics. He wanted to be an actor from an early age and was always the class joker, he said in interviews, but he came into acting late; he actually studied at the London School of Economics and planned on becoming a sociologist. MOODY: I realized the way to play Fagin was to forget Dickens and to create a clown, and I used every trick that I could think of to take Fagin away from Dickens' concept. Filmed at Shepperton Film Studio in Surrey, it was a Romulus production by John Woolf and was distributed internationally by Columbia Pictures. ', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Moody&oldid=1144928736, This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 10:16. He was singing until the end," she said. Equipped with a crooked, leering smirk and devilish gleam in his eye, the homely, yet beautifully expressive mug of actor Ron Moody will be most assuredly remembered for one signature role, despite the fact that the talented comedian had much, much more to offer. based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. "[4] He was a cousin of director Laurence Moody and actress Clare Lawrence. In the spring of 1966, Wild left the stage show of Oliver! Like an adult, he seldom gives in to childish urges. MANY OF THE SONGS FROM OLIVER! have become well known, thanks to the popular 1968 film adaptation, which starred Ron Moody as Fagin. [10]. Be back soon. While Sikes and Oliver are gone, Nancy, fearful for Oliver's life, goes to Brownlow, confessing her part in Oliver's kidnapping, but doesn't state the name of Fagin or Bill Sikes for her own protection. In Tony Lee's 2011 novel Dodge & Twist, set twelve years after the events of Oliver Twist, Dodger has returned to England a changed man from his time in Australia, and is planning a heist. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Even with Bill, the man that she loves, she feels needed by those who are wounded and fragile and need help., She herself was a child thief, and shes managed to grab hold of life with this force, deBessonet said. A contemporary report observed: "There is no nasal intonation; a bent back but no shoulder-shrug: the conventional attributes are omitted. Monks is given a second chance thanks to Oliver, but Fagin is sentenced to be hanged for his crimes. After breaking into the house Oliver is shot in the arm. Carol Channing may have had her Dolly Levi and Yul Brynner his King of Siam, but Moody would become the . Wilds first speaking roles on TV were in an episode of Out of the Unknown, and in the third part of the BBCs version of the Wesker trilogy, Im Talking About Jerusalem. Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In 'Oliver!' Once Sikes and Nancy leave, Fagin considers abandoning his criminal life, but each imagined alternative proves just as untenable ("Reviewing the Situation"). However he cannot escape the 'ghost' of Fagin, who still guides his actions, even past the grave. [5] He played Ippolit Vorobyaninov alongside Frank Langella (as Ostap Bender) in Mel Brooks' version of The Twelve Chairs (1970). and Robert Lindsay, who won an Olivier Award for his performance. [5], Moody worked in a variety of genres, but is perhaps best known for his starring role as Fagin in Lionel Bart's stage and film musical Oliver! He indirectly but intentionally causes the death of Nancy by falsely informing Sikes that she had betrayed him, when in reality she had shielded Sikes from the law, whereupon Sikes kills her. Moody as Edwin Caldicot on the EastEnders set in 2003, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. The boys gathered around Ral Esparza, who is playing Fagin, the lovable London crime lord, in a battered brown hat with a buckle, tan overcoat and black fingerless gloves. The role was amplified in the musical Oliver!. Is Batman Forever The sequel to Batman Returns? Although Dickens describes Fagin as a merry old Jew, theres no sign of him being a Jew in his language and actions, Mr. Moody explained. [3], Moody was educated at Southgate County School, which at the time was a state grammar school, and based in Palmers Green, Middlesex, followed by the London School of Economics in Central London, where he trained to become an economist. "[11], The comic book creator Will Eisner, disturbed by the antisemitism in the typical depiction of the character, created a graphic novel in 2003 titled Fagin the Jew. The show has these really harrowing lyrics even in songs that are upbeat, said the productions director, Lear deBessonet. how to become a river pilot in louisiana, clemson track and field recruiting standards, how many ford senior master technicians are there,