Tom Sawyer, The Musical
Performed by the Hexagon Players
Based on the Novel by Mark Twain
Conceived and Written by Ken Ludwig
Music and Lyrics by Don Schlitz
Directed & Choreographed by Beth Amiano Gleason
Music Direction by Andrew Macirowski
Casting Director: E. Nicole Spadafino
Producer: Claire Kerr
Assistant Director and Vocal Coach: Darlene Yannetta
WHEN: Friday, June 5, at 7:30 PM with additional evening and matinee performances on June 6, 7, 12 (evening only) and 13.
WHERE: English Barn Theater at the Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ.
TICKETS: $20
http://www.Hexagonplayers.org/ or at the door.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the irresistible story of a fourteen-year-old boy growing up in the heartland of America. Filled with foot-stomping, toe-tapping songs by Don Schlitz ("The Gambler") and a book by Ken Ludwig, this musical adventure is a tale of thrilling escapes, comedy and inspiration for the whole family.
The show stars Jack Broderick of Bernardsville as Tom Sawyer. A student at Bernards High School, Broderick starred on Broadway as Michael in Billy Elliott and Bruce in Matilda. He’s also starred as Billy Elliot in the Toronto and Chicago tour of Billy Elliot and Peter Pan at The Paper Mill Playhouse, and performed with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular National Tour; on NBC’s 30 Rock; and in commercials for SunnyD. Other stars of Tom Sawyer include Graham Helfrick of Mendham (Huck Finn), Molly McCarthy of Madison (Becky Thatcher) Patrick Mann of Caldwell (Injun Joe), and Stacey Petricha (Aunt Polly).
This is the first musical production at the English Barn Theater, which opened last fall with the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and is now presenting Shakespeare’s The Tempest with the Lord Stirling Theater Company through May 23. Dating back to the 1700’s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the English Barn Theater at Farmstead Arts has been restored for use as a multipurpose space for theater, dances, concerts and other community uses thanks to funding from the Somerset County Historic Grant Program and the New Jersey Historic Trust.
The English Barn Theater is wheelchair accessible. Anyone anticipating the need for additional accessibility services should make a request by e-mail to farmsteadartscenter@gmail.com in advance.
Funds for these events have been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program Grant administered by The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
