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Total Rating: 
***
Previews: 
March 27, 2001
Ended: 
May 7, 2001
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
James M. Nederlander, James L. Nederlander, Watt / Dobie Productions
Theater Type: 
Broadway
Theater: 
Minskoff Theater
Theater Address: 
1515 Broadway
Running Time: 
2 hrs, 15 min
Genre: 
Musical
Author: 
Score: Don Schlitz; Book: Ken Ludwig
Director: 
Scott Ellis
Review: 

Swiftly-paced and agreeable rendering of Twain's tale, recommended for family outings. Passable tunes and okay lyrics are secondary to can't-miss storyline, inspired settings (by designer Heidi Ettinger), and nicely-staged climactic man-hunt in the cave. If only the Minskoff weren't such a barn, with the orchestra sounding like a car radio and the actors appearing to sing a quarter-beat behind because of the acoustics.

Cast: 
Joshua Park (Tom), Jim Poulos (Huck), Linda Purl (Aunt Polly), John Christopher Jones (Dobbins), Tommy Hollis (Sprague), Marshall Pailet (Sid), Kristen Bell (Becky), Serge Durand (Injun Joe), Tom Aldredge (Muff), John Dossett (Judge), Stephen Lee Anderson, Jane Connell (Widow Douglas).
Technical: 
Set: Heidi Ettinger; Costumes: Anthony Powell; Lighting: Kenneth Posner; Sound: Lew Mead; Fight Dir: Rick Sordelet; Hair: David Brian Brown; Dance/Incidental Music: David Krane; Music Dir: Paul Gemignani; Orchestr: Michael Starobin.
Other Critics: 
TOTALTHEATHER Jason Clark -
Critic: 
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed: 
May 2001