Reviewing the Situation

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"Reviewing the Situation" is a comic solo song performed by the character Fagin in the musical *Oliver!*, in which he humorously contemplates his criminal lifestyle and possible retirement.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Reviewing the Situation canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
appearsInAct Act II of Oliver! ⓘ
linked to: Oliver!
associatedWork Oliver! (1960 musical) ⓘ
linked to: Oliver!
basedOnWork Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ⓘ
linked to: Oliver Twist
characterAssociatedWith Fagin ⓘ
characterPerspective Fagin’s internal monologue ⓘ
composer Lionel Bart ⓘ
createdFor Oliver! (West End production) ⓘ
dramaticFunction character development for Fagin ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn Oliver! (original stage production) ⓘ
genre comic song ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
hasAdaptation Reviewing the Situation (film version performance in Oliver! 1968) ⓘ
hasReprise no generally recognized reprise in the standard stage version ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalContent Fagin considers giving up crime ⓘ
Fagin contemplates changing his ways ⓘ
Fagin weighs the advantages and disadvantages of reform ⓘ
linked to: Fagin
lyricist Lionel Bart ⓘ
musicalStyle comic patter-like song ⓘ
narrativeRole character solo ⓘ
comic solo ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
originCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf Oliver! ⓘ
Oliver! (stage musical) ⓘ
linked to: Oliver!
performanceType solo number ⓘ
performedBy Ron Moody ⓘ
performedByCharacter Fagin ⓘ
performedIn Oliver! (1968 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Oliver!
requiresPerformerType singing actor ⓘ
setInContextOf London criminal underworld ⓘ
sungBy Fagin ⓘ
theme criminal lifestyle ⓘ
retirement ⓘ
self-reflection ⓘ
title Reviewing the Situation ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
humorous ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation musical theatre orchestra ⓘ
vocalType male solo ⓘ
writer Lionel Bart ⓘ
yearOfCreation 1960 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oliver! → hasSong → Reviewing the Situation ⓘ
Fagin → notableSong → Reviewing the Situation ⓘ
Reviewing the Situation → title → Reviewing the Situation ⓘ