The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:19pm

Did anyone see this when it played? Was it good/bad? Just curious. On one of the flop marquee threads it was on there. It seems like an idea that might have worked okay. But I haven't heard of it before. It seems like something that high schools/colleges would do.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:25pm

I saw this show, and I liked it. I particularly remember that the sets and lighting were very good. It never found an audience, however, and closed rather quickly. It would make a good production for a school to try.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:31pm

Was the music recorded? Or is it avaliable to listen to anywhere?

[theactorsociety]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:40pm

I think you can hear clips from the MTI website. www.mtishos.com. The sets were amazing. The stage was slanted and had a moving piece in the middle that opened to the swimming hole, with real water, and Tom pops out of that in the beginging of the show.

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:44pm

There is an unreleased cast recording floating around out there. So yes they did record it.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 12:52pm

A bland, poorly written, unmemorably scored BORE of a show. Simply awful.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 1:00pm

The original Tom hurt himself during the curtain call running up in bare feet on a wet floor.
Some good performances, and a nice score...one lovely ballad for Linda Purl.

Updated On: 10/29/07 at 01:00 PM

[wickedfanatic34]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 3:35pm

Yeah, I did that show as a community theater production, I played Muff Potter, but I thought it was a good production on Broadway as well. Although the aongs get annoying after a while.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 3:48pm

What did you think of Josh Park in the title role, when it played? You say he got hurt?

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 3:56pm

He slipped running up for his curtain call the night we saw it...I think he hurt his coccyx and was out for awhile.

He was fine, but Kristen Bell, Linda Purl and John Dossett were the standouts for me.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 4:35pm

I didn't see the show, but I heard the music. I found it pretty dull and unmemorable. Though from what I've heard and the clips I've seen, the scenic and lighting designs were pretty impressive.

[Junior]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 5:31pm

I've often wondered this myself.I've done the show, and I'm not saying it's the best show ever written or anything, but It's one of my favorite shows (that I've done) and I'm sad it never really found an audience. You get the full OBCR with the rental scripts/ librettos/ scores.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 9:48pm

Was truly aweful! It was one show I actually started to fall asleep in. I found myself giggling at how bad the big square dance number was. I was in the back of the house and swear I could see the cast counting their steps! The score was bland to say the least. Was one of two shows I was comped for and wish I could either get the two and a half hours of my life back or be reimbursed for them (The other was BROOKLYN).

[bryan]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 9:56pm

tom sawyer is a good cast cd i have the mti cast cd and it is great.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 10:03pm

"A bland, poorly written, unmemorably scored BORE of a show. Simply awful."


So Margo, let me see if i have this right, you did not like this!

:)

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 10:08pm

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 10:11pm

LOL

[maninchair.com]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 12:33pm

Hey, I just posted this in another thread, but it seems relevent here too.

I recently interviewed Jim Poulos, who was the first replacement for Mark after Anthony Rapp left Rent. He also played Huck Finn in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer you all have been discussing here.

In the interview, he talks about the audition process for Rent, his experience being put into the show, how he dealt with a sea of fans at the stage door every night, and his experience in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer from workshop to a very quick Broadway closing.

He and his wife, Melissa Rain Anderson are both super cool, and have managed to maintain a very healthy marriage alongside their own successful theatre careers.

Check it out if you're interested:


Interview with Jim Poulos