Consider yourself at home with Oliver! JR., the Broadway Junior version of Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on 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.
Oliver! JR. is full of classic songs like “Consider Yourself,” “Food Glorious Food,” and “Oom-Pah-Pah.”
Auditions for this Mainstage production are Saturday, November 22nd. Choose from 3 sessions: 9:00, 10:00, or 11:00 a.m. Call-backs may take place later that afternoon. Actors for Oliver JR are aged 7 to 17 throughout auditions, rehearsals and performances. If under 7 at auditions or will be 18 before closing night, they are not eligible.
What to Prepare:
- A 1-minute song in the style of the show (but not from it!) — bring a backing track on your phone or tablet.
- You’ll also read from short scenes (“sides”) from the show.
To Sign Up:
- Review the Production Schedule.
- Complete the Oliver JR Audition Form.
- Reserve an audition time.
Performances
- Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2 p.m.
- Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 2 p.m.
- Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.
- Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2 p.m.
- Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Production Team
Director: Christine Yoder
ADSM/Choreographer: Ellie Cole
Vocal Director: Grace Harvey
Costume Director: Kristie Wanner
Prop Master: Chayse MacLennan
Light Designer: Ezra Adams
Producers: Stefanie Hendrickson, Joe Bell, Lacey Baldwin
Board Liaison: Wendy Garton