Editing Oliver! (section)

===Original Broadway production===
[[File:Clive Revill Fagin Oliver 1963.jpg|thumb|[[Clive Revill]] as Fagin in the Broadway production of ''Oliver!'']]
[[David Merrick]] brought ''Oliver!'' to the Broadway stage, where it premiered at the [[Imperial Theatre]] on 6 January 1963. It closed on 14 November 1964, after 774 performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/2976 |title=''Oliver!'' |website=IBDB.com |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]] }} First Broadway production</ref> The cast featured child actor Bruce Prochnik in the title role alongside [[Georgia Brown (English singer)|Georgia Brown]], [[Danny Sewell]] and [[Barry Humphries]], reprising their West End roles as Nancy, Bill Sikes and Mr. Sowerberry, respectively, and [[Clive Revill]] as Fagin, replacing [[Ron Moody]]. The national tour and cast recording featured Michael Goodman as The Artful Dodger, but on Broadway the role was played by future Monkee [[Davy Jones (actor)|Davy Jones]], another veteran of the London production. The Broadway production was a critical success and received ten [[Tony Award]] nominations, including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. It won the awards for Best Scenic Design, Best Original Score and Best Music Direction. The Broadway production was revived shortly after the original production closed. The revival opened in 1965 and was directed by Peter Coe. It ran at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] for 64 performances, featuring Victor Stiles as Oliver, [[Robin Ramsay (actor)|Robin Ramsay]] as Fagin, Maura K. Wedge as Nancy, Joey Baio as The Artful Dodger, [[Dominic Chianese]] as Mr. Sowerberry, [[Alan Crofoot]] as Mr. Bumble, [[Danny Sewell]] as Bill Sikes, Bram Nossen as Mr. Brownlow, and [[Dodi Protero]] as Mrs. Bedwin. The cast recording was done in Los Angeles in advance of its New York opening.<ref>"RCA Caster Jumps Gun." Music Business 9:3 (6 March 1965), 3.</ref>

Georgia Brown, Davy Jones, Ronnie Kroll, Joan Lombardo, and Robin Ramsay appeared performing two musical numbers from ''Oliver!'' ("I'd Do Anything" and the Act II reprise of "As Long as He Needs Me") on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on the evening of 9 February 1964, the same evening that the [[Beatles]] made their first U.S. television appearance on that show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0724669/ |title=''The Ed Sullivan Show'' Episode #17.19, 9 February 1964 |publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref>[https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/blog/remembering-a-most-famous-date-in-music/ Masterworks Broadway]</ref>