MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 26, 2001
Closing Date
May 13, 2001
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2001
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2001
Previews
34
Performances
21
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Minskoff Theatre
(Apr 26, 2001 - May 13, 2001)

Setting
St. Petersburg, Missouri. 1844.

Based on the novel by Mark Twain; Book by Ken Ludwig; Music by Don Schlitz; Lyrics by Don Schlitz; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Dance and incidental music by David Krane
Directed by Scott Ellis; Choreographed by David Marques; Additional Choreography by Jodi Moccia; Associate Choreographer: Rommy Sandhu; Assistant Director: Darren Katz
Scenic Design by Heidi Ettinger; Associate Scenic Design: Richard Jaris; Assistant Scenic Design: Curtis Wallin and Bryan Johnson; Costume Design by Anthony Powell; Associate Costume Design: Scott Traugott; Assistant Costume Design: Cory Ching; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Automated Lighting Programmer: Paul J. Sonnleitner; Associate Lighting Design: Douglas Cox; Assistant Lighting Design: Michele Disco; Sound Design by Lew Mead; Assistant Sound Design: Charles Vorce; Hair Design by David Brian Brown; Make-Up Design by Randy Mercer
General Manager: Devin Keudell; Company Manager: Sean Free; Associate Co. Mgr: Shelley Ott
Production Manager: Arthur Siccardi; Production Supervisor: Beverley Randolph; Stage Manager: David Hyslop; Assistant Stage Mgr: Scott Rollison
Musical Coordinator: Ronald Sell; Conducted by Paul Gemignani; Associate Conductor: Nicholas Archer; Concert Master: Marilyn Reynolds; Synthesizer: Nicholas Archer; Violin: Marilyn Reynolds, Andrea Andros and Jonathan Kass; Viola: Shelly Holland-Moritz; Cello: Deborah Assaael; Fiddle: Blake Hackler; Woodwind: Scott Shachter, Martha Hyde, Kelly Peral and Thomas Sefcovic; French Horn: Lawrence DiBello; Trumpet: Hiro Noguchi and Phil Granger; Trombone: Dean Plank; Piano: Paul Ford; Guitar: Andrew Schwartz, Greg Utzig and Gordon Titcomb; Dulcimer: Erik J. McCormack; Bass: Kermit Driscoll; Drums: Larry Lelli; Percussion: Charles Descarfino
Injun Joe's Dream Disappearance: Rick Sordelet; Special Effects by Chic Silber
Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Marketing: The Marketing Group; Casting: Jim Carnahan; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Developmental Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Dance Captain: Elise Santora; Dialect Coach: Kate Wilson; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Press Associate: Amy Jacobs
Muff Potter
Doc Robinson
 
Pap
Becky Thatcher
Amy Lawrence
Widow Douglas
Alfred Temple
Judge Thatcher
Injun Joe
Susie Rogers
Sally Bellamy
George Bellamy
Lyle Bellamy
Reverend Sprague
Sabina Temple
Lemuel Dobbins
Sereny Harper
Joe Harper
Sid Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Lucinda Rogers
Lanyard Bellamy
Huckleberry Finn
Aunt Polly
Lucy Harper
Gideon Temple
Naomi Temple
Ben Rogers
Understudies: Stephen Lee Anderson (Lemuel Dobbins, Reverend Sprague), Patrick Boll (Judge Thatcher, Injun Joe, Lanyard Bellamy, Gideon Temple, Pap, Doc Robinson), Michael Burton (Ben Rogers, Joe Harper), Pierce Cravens (Sid Sawyer), Stacia Fernandez (Aunt Polly, Widow Douglas), Joe Gallagher (Huckleberry Finn), Blake Hackler (Tom Sawyer), John Herrera (Muff Potter, Lemuel Dobbins, Reverend Sprague, Lanyard Bellamy, Gideon Temple, Pap, Doc Robinson), Nikki M. James (Becky Thatcher), Erik J. McCormack (Tom Sawyer), Amy Jo Phillips (Widow Douglas), Richard Poe (Judge Thatcher), Kate Reinders (Becky Thatcher, Amy Lawrence), Sally Wilfert (Aunt Polly) and Tommar Wilson (Huckleberry Finn)
music by Don Schlitz; lyrics by Don Schlitz
Act 1
Sung By
Here's My Plan
Tom Sawyer
Hey, Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Lemuel Dobbins, Reverend Sprague and The People of St. Petersburg
Smart Like That
Tom Sawyer, Ben Rogers and The Boys
Spirits
Injun Joe
The Vow
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
It Just Ain't Me
Huckleberry Finn
To Hear You Say My Name
Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher
Murrel's Gold
Injun Joe, Muff Potter, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
The Testimony
Tom Sawyer and The People of St. Petersburg
Act 2
Sung By
Ain't Life Fine
The Boys and The Girls
This Time Tomorrow
Aunt Polly
I Can Read
Huckleberry Finn and Widow Douglas
You Can't Can't Dance
Judge Thatcher, Aunt Polly and The People of St. Petersburg
Murrel's Gold (Reprise)
Injun Joe
Angels Lost
Aunt Polly, Judge Thatcher and The People of St. Petersburg
Light
Tom Sawyer
Angels Lost (Reprise)
Becky Thatcher
Light (Reprise)
The People of St. Petersburg
Ain't Life Fine (Reprise)
Reverend Sprague and The People of St. Petersburg
Finale
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, The Boys and The Girls

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

2001 Nominee
Scenic Design by Heidi Ettinger
 

Best Lighting Design

2001 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Orchestrations

2001 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin
 

Outstanding Set Design of a Musical

2001 Nominee
Scenic Design by Heidi Ettinger
 

Outstanding Costume Design

2001 Nominee
Costume Design by Anthony Powell
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

2001 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner

Theatre World

Award

2001 Recipient
Joshua Park
Season:
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