MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 27, 1957
Closing Date
May 19, 1957
Performances
25
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Phoenix Theatre
(Apr 27, 1957 - May 19, 1957)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
In and around Hannibal, Missouri. About 1850.
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Book by Dale Wasserman and Bruce Geller; Based on the "Mississippi River stories" by: Mark Twain; Music by Jack Urbont; Lyrics by Bruce Geller; Musical numbers by: John Butler; Dance music by: Genevieve Pitot; Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay and Joe Glover; Choral arrangements by: Jack Urbont; Additional musical arrangements by: Ralph Burns, Jack Easton, James Mundy and Sy Oliver; Musical Director: Anton Coppola
Directed by David Alexander; Choreographed by John Butler
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm; Hair Design by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Stage Manager: George Quick and Melvin Bernhardt
General Press Representative: Ben Kornzweig, Robert Ganshaw and James Kamins
Lee Backer
Amy Lawrence
Francis Barnard
Marshall Rogers
Irving Barnes
Frank
James Hawthorne Bey
Zeke
Joan Bowman
Susy Harper
Patsy Bruder
Becky Thatcher
Kevin Carlisle
Ben Rogers
Joyce Carrol
Nancy Rogers
Lee Charles
Jim
Jack DeLon
Judge Thatcher
Sylvia Dick
Adele Sims
Stephen Elliott
Muff Potter
Timmy Everett
Tom Sawyer
Alice Ghostley
Aunt Polly
Marvin Gordon
Andy Douglas
Doris Greb
Freda Walters
Earl Hammond
Mr. Dobbins
Tom Hasson
Joe Harper
Loren Hightower
Alfred Noble
Richard Ide
Huckleberry Finn
Todd Jackson
Prosecutor
Ida Johnson
Roxy
Fred Jones
Sam Harper
George Liker
Jeff Hollis
Marijane Maricle
Emmy Harper
Dean Michener
Captain Mumford
 
Henry Liggett
James Mitchell
Injun Joe
Joe Nash
Clem
Doris Okerson
Emily Noble
Julie Oser
Mary Austin
Charles Queenan
George
Ronald Rogers
Doc Robinson
 
Captain Leather
Rettadel Tupper
Gracie Miller
Audrey Vanterpool
Hannah
Edward Villella
Bill Anders
Jacqueline Walcott
Annie Lou
Paula Waring
Jennie Daniels
Annette Warren
Lila Hollis
music by Jack Urbont; lyrics by Bruce Geller
Act 1
Sung By
Someone
Jim and Aunt Polly
Whiskey Bug
Muff Potter
Livin' the Life
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Steamboat
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Muff Potter and Jim
Take Kids
Aunt Polly, Emmy Harper, Emily Noble, Lila Hollis and Nancy Rogers
Probably in Love
Tom Sawyer
Don't Tell Me
Aunt Polly
All of 'Em Say
Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher
Late Love
Aunt Polly and Muff Potter
Act 2
Sung By
Ain't It a Shame
Townspeople
Supersational Day
Minstrels and Townspeople
Late Love (Reprise)
Aunt Polly
Ain't It a Shame (Reprise)
Townspeople
MacDougal's Cave
Townspeople
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