Press Kit

Gila Sand has set out to create a controversial piece of theatre and succeeds.
- Philip Fisher, The British Theatre Guide

Twist's tricky rhythms and pleasant
melodies suggest composer-lyricist Paul Leschen
and Gila Sand have a real future.
- Bob Verini, Variety

Dicken's classic tale has been, er, twisted into a
delightfully libidinous rock musical, complete
with a boy-on-boy love triangle between Artful Dodger,
Twist, and a larger-than-life, cross-dressing Fagin
the show is fun, cultish, and humorously over-the-top.
- Lauren Salazar, New York Magazine

Twist, a fresh (definitely!) new musical version of “Oliver Twist” is a funny new adaptation, which hews surprisingly close to the original. It’s a blast...and sends the audience out quite satisfied, indeed.
- Pat Launer, San Diego News Network

A twist on Oliver Twist, this goth, pop-rock, queer musical, described in its
press release as weaving "Victorian Erotica, dark comedy and gender-bending
into Dickens's famous tale," is indeed all of these thing. The show creates its
own recipe, and cooks all the weird ingredients into one tempting course.
By the closing note I would indeed enjoy another taste of this unusual treat!
- Kat Chamberlain, NewYorkTheatre.com

"Twist is what you get when you cross
Oliver! with The Rocky Horror Show."
-Jena Tesse Fox, Broadwayworld.com

What makes Twist more than just another goofy gay, S&M, drag, gender-bending,
fetishist romp (yeah, it's all in there) is a surprisingly solid grounding in the
spirit of the Dickens original Of course, once Twist establishes its legitimacy, it is off and running into its exploration of different ways of achieving pleasure.
But the core is never too far from the surface of this Oliver. Twist is basically
just looking for a place where he can feel safe. And putting that sort of heart into
the piece, from beginning to end.
- Sharon Perlmutter, Talkin' Broadway Los Angeles

This is a show for everyone and is appealing on many different levels.
It's lightweight; it's serious. It's dark; it's illuminating. My word,
is it possible that I've become so consumed by a Dickens tale? I'm
speaking in contradictions! Twist is contagious!
- Don Grigware, Reviewplays.com




	Gila Sand has set out to create a controversial piece of theatre and succeeds. - Philip Fisher, The British Theatre Guide Twist's tricky rhythms and pleasant melodies suggest composer-lyricist Paul Leschen and Gila Sand have a real future. - Bob Verini, Variety Dicken's classic tale has been, er, twisted into a delightfully libidinous rock musical, complete with a boy-on-boy love triangle between Artful Dodger, Twist, and a larger-than-life, cross-dressing Fagin the show is fun, cultish, and humorously over-the-top. - Lauren Salazar, New York Magazine Twist, a fresh (definitely!) new musical version of “Oliver Twist” is a funny new adaptation, which hews surprisingly close to the original. It’s a blast...and sends the audience out quite satisfied, indeed. - Pat Launer, San Diego News Network A twist on Oliver Twist, this goth, pop-rock, queer musical, described in its press release as weaving "Victorian Erotica, dark comedy and gender-bending into Dickens's famous tale," is indeed all of these thing. The show creates its own recipe, and cooks all the weird ingredients into one tempting course. By the closing note I would indeed enjoy another taste of this unusual treat! - Kat Chamberlain, NewYorkTheatre.com "Twist is what you get when you cross Oliver! with The Rocky Horror Show." -Jena Tesse Fox, Broadwayworld.com What makes Twist more than just another goofy gay, S&M, drag, gender-bending, fetishist romp (yeah, it's all in there) is a surprisingly solid grounding in the spirit of the Dickens original Of course, once Twist establishes its legitimacy, it is off and running into its exploration of different ways of achieving pleasure. But the core is never too far from the surface of this Oliver. Twist is basically just looking for a place where he can feel safe. And putting that sort of heart into the piece, from beginning to end. - Sharon Perlmutter, Talkin' Broadway Los Angeles This is a show for everyone and is appealing on many different levels. It's lightweight; it's serious. It's dark; it's illuminating. My word, is it possible that I've become so consumed by a Dickens tale? I'm speaking in contradictions! Twist is contagious! - Don Grigware, Reviewplays.com