See Derry Youth in Hershey High School’s “Oliver! The Musical”

7:30 PM FRIDAY, MAR 3 & SATURDAY, MAR 4 AND 1:30 PM SUNDAY, MAR 5 AT HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL •  CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO ORDER TICKETS

Lionel Bart’s classic musical is based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.

The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.

Participating Derry Church youth include Ryan Hosenfeld as Bill Sykes, Mayangela Speicher as Old Sally, Katie Bortel and Mayangela as Governors, and Katie as a featured street vendor dancer. Let us know if we missed anyone in the cast, crew or orchestra and we’ll add to the list.

Reserved seats are $15 for adults, $10 for students/senior citizens, and $20 for general admission at the door. Senior citizen preview & family night: 6:30 pm Thursday, March 2. All seats for this show are General Admission and sold at the door. Senior citizens (65+) are free; students are $5; adults are $10.