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Aug 6, 2017 · Aug 6 Food Glorious Food - A Broadway Musical Meal. Mark Robinson. Music That Makes Me Dance. I must be hungry today, as all I can seem to think about are showtunes that make references to food. It started out with "Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver!and escalated into a full-on party in my head of songs that celebrate eating.
The children arrive for breakfast while fantasizing about delicious food such as sausage and mustard, and sweets including jelly and custard. When the workhouse boys arrive at the front of the serving line they receive only tasteless gruel from the staff.
There is not a cust, not a crumb can we find, Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge, But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill. When we all close our eyes and imag...ine. Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood --. Cold jelly and custard!
This is the one of the more memorable songs from the award winning musical Oliver!, which was written in its entirety by the London-born composer Lionel Bart (1930-99). The show is an adaptation of the famous Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist; it opened in the West End in 1960, and on the big screen (directed by Carol Reed) in 1968.
