It was enough for theater fans to learn that after more than 50 years, the Tony Award-winning ¡°Oliver!¡± would be returning to Tokyo. The icing on the cake (or the extra serving of soup) is that it will be theater titan Cameron Mackintosh who brings it.
Mackintosh is a major force in the London arts scene. He owns eight West End theaters and his shows as a producer include such hits as ¡°Cats,¡± ¡°Les Miserables,¡± ¡°The Phantom of the Opera,¡± ¡°Miss Saigon¡± and ¡°Hamilton.¡±
¡°Oliver!¡± which is based on the 1838 Charles Dickens classic novel ¡°Oliver Twist,¡± is being performed at the capital¡¯s Tokyu Theatre Orb through Nov. 7 before moving to Osaka¡¯s Umeda Arts Theater from Dec. 4 to 14.
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