Overview
Synopsis
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the Broadway adaptation of Mark Twain's classic book. The story revolves around Tom Sawyer, a fourteen-year-old boy growing up in America's heartland. Along the way, Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn, are witness to a murder at the hands of the evil villain, Injun Joe. Injun Joe tries to pin the crime on the town vagrant, Muff Potter. At the trial, Tom testifies against Injun Joe but Joe manages to escape. Years later, Injun Joe returns and tries to kill Tom. However, Tom, Huckleberry and Becky manage to defeat Joe and in the process, they discover Murrell's Gold “ a vast treasure of gold coins!
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Character Portrayals
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Songs
- "Overture: Civilization" - Orchestra
- "Hey, Tom Sawyer" - Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Lemuel Dobbins, Reverend Sprague, and the People of St. Petersburg
- "Here's my Plan" - Tom Sawyer
- "Smart like That!" - Tom Sawyer, Ben Rogers, and Boys
- "Hands all Clean" - Injun Joe and Doc Robinson
- "The Vow" - Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
- "Raising A Child" - Aunt Polly and Judge Thatcher
- "Old Hundred" - Ensemble
- "In The Bible" - Tom Sawyer, Reverend Sprague, and Ensemble
- "It Just Ain't Me" - Huckleberry Finn
- "To Hear You Say My Name" - Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher
- "Murrell's Gold" - Injun Joe, Muff Potter, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn
- "The Testimony" - Tom Sawyer and Ensemble
- "Ain't Life Fine" - Company
- "This Time Tomorrow" - Aunt Polly
- "I Can Read" - Huckleberry Finn and Widow Douglas
- "Murrell'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) - People of St. Petersburg
- "Finale" - Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, and Ensemble
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.