It was enough for theater fans to learn that after more than 50 years, the Tony Award-winning "Oliver!" would be returning to Tokyo. The icing on the cake (or the extra serving of soup) is that it will be theater titan Cameron Mackintosh who brings it.
Mackintosh is a major force in the London arts scene. He owns eight West End theaters and his shows as a producer include such hits as "Cats," "Les Miserables," "The Phantom of the Opera," “Miss Saigon" and "Hamilton."
"Oliver!" which is based on the 1838 Charles Dickens classic novel "Oliver Twist," is being performed at the capital's Tokyu Theatre Orb through Nov. 7 before moving to Osaka's Umeda Arts Theater from Dec. 4 to 14.