Editing Oliver! (section)

===1983 West End and Broadway revivals===
Mackintosh was asked to revive the show yet again in 1983 for a limited five-week Christmas season at the [[Aldwych Theatre]], directed by Peter Coe. Ron Moody returned as Fagin, with Jackie Marks as Nancy, [[Linal Haft]] as Bill Sikes, [[Meg Johnson (actress)|Meg Johnson]] as Mrs Corney, [[Peter Bayliss]] as [[Bumble (Oliver Twist)|Mr. Bumble]], and Geoffrey Toone as Mr Brownlow. Oliver was played by Anthony Pearson and the Artful Dodger by David Garlick. The original Sean Kenny sets were used. The last professional production to use Sean Kenny's original stage design was at the [[Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch|Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex]], in 1986. This production starred [[Victor Spinetti]] as Fagin.

The production transferred to Broadway in 1984. It opened at the [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]] and ran from 29 April 1984 through 13 May 1984, for 17 performances and 13 previews. [[Ron Moody]] reprised the role of Fagin and [[Patti LuPone]] played Nancy. David Garlick reprised his West End performance as The Artful Dodger, the first British youngster to appear on Broadway since [[Davy Jones (actor)|Davy Jones]], creating the [[Actors Equity|Equity]] Exchange Program in the process. The original creative staff were used for this production, including director Peter Coe. For this production, the song "I Shall Scream" was eliminated.

LuPone, in her memoirs, said that the production should have run longer, noting that this production utilized the original sets, costumes, blocking (staging), and direction, and commented: "Hmm...maybe 'that' was the problem".<ref name=memoirs>[[Patti Lupone|LuPone, Patti]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=oGseFpi7QG0C&pg=PA154 "Chapter: A Working Actor, Part 1"], ''Patti LuPone: A Memoir'', Random House, Inc., 2010, {{ISBN|0-307-46073-8}}, pp. 154–155</ref> Moody was nominated for a Tony Award despite the short run. The show only received one negative review; it was from [[Frank Rich]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' who called the production "likely to hold the attention of only the youngest and most obedient children" and "just dull".<ref>[[Frank Rich|Rich, Frank]]. "Review Moody in ''Oliver!'' Revival", ''[[The New York Times]]'', 30 April 1984, p. C11</ref> It prompted one of the main backers to pull out. The positive reviews were quoted in the ad for the show, including a [[Clive Barnes]] quote: "''Oliver!'' is glorious food for Broadway".<ref>"Ad for ''Oliver!''", ''[[The New York Times]]'', 13 May 1984, p. A13</ref>

LuPone had asked the show's Musical Director to change her keys because they were too low for her, but was told she could not. She wrote that she "had major battles with the musical director", one concerning the term "vamp"; "he never waited for me to finish my dialogue."<ref name=memoirs/>