History Theatre / TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer

* AdultFear:
** Muff Potter is framed for murder and if not for Tom's testimony, he might have been convicted and executed.
** The grownups realize none of them has seen either Tom or Becky for a day; they search the caves wildly, but eventually give both up for dead.

''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is a musical adaptation of the book by Creator/MarkTwain created by Don Schlitz and Creator/KenLudwig. The story opens one day with the roguish Tom delighting the children and making life difficult for the grownups in his town. Tom is content to stick to mischief such as tricking his fellows into painting a fence, showing off for his latest love, Becky Thatcher, or fishing with his friend Huck Finn, but he soon gets pulled into much bigger doings when he and Huck witness Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson and frame Muff Potter, the local drunk-and-do-nothing. At first, Tom and Huck swear to keep silent, but Tom's conscience eats at him and he spills the beans, causing Joe to vow that he'll kill him. Mix in Tom and Becky becoming lost in a cave with the vengeful villain and you have the climax of this musical adaptation.

''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is a musical adaptation of the book by Creator/MarkTwain created by Don Schlitz and Ken Ludwig. The story opens one day with the roguish Tom delighting the children and making life difficult for the grownups in his town. Tom is content to stick to mischief such as tricking his fellows into painting a fence, showing off for his latest love, Becky Thatcher, or fishing with his friend Huck Finn, but he soon gets pulled into much bigger doings when he and Huck witness Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson and frame Muff Potter, the local drunk-and-do-nothing. At first, Tom and Huck swear to keep silent, but Tom's conscience eats at him and he spills the beans, causing Joe to vow that he'll kill him. Mix in Tom and Becky becoming lost in a cave with the vengeful villain and you have the climax of this musical adaptation.

** "It Just Ain't Me" (Huck)

* UnbrokenVigil: Downplayed. After Tom testifies, he is understandably nervous, even when he goes to bed. Aunt Polly sits next to him on at least one night to comfort her nephew.

* NeverSayDie: Averted even before the intermission when Injun Joe swears vengeance on Tom.

* AdultFear: The grownups realize none of them has seen either Tom or Becky for a day; they search the caves wildly, but eventually give both up for dead.

* IHaveYourWife: Injun Joe pulls this on Tom near the end to get him to come close enough for a fatal blow. Luckily Huck turns up [[JustInTime in the nick of time]].

''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is a musical adaptation of the book by MarkTwain created by Don Schlitz and Ken Ludwig. The story opens one day with the roguish Tom delighting the children and making life difficult for the grownups in his town. Tom is content to stick to mischief such as tricking his fellows into painting a fence, showing off for his latest love, Becky Thatcher, or fishing with his friend Huck Finn, but he soon gets pulled into much bigger doings when he and Huck witness Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson and frame Muff Potter, the local drunk-and-do-nothing. At first, Tom and Huck swear to keep silent, but Tom's conscience eats at him and he spills the beans, causing Joe to vow that he'll kill him. Mix in Tom and Becky becoming lost in a cave with the vengeful villain and you have the climax of this musical adaptation.

* ActBreak: When Injun Joe throws his knife at Tom after the boy testifies and then escapes.

* OpeningChorus: "Hey, Tom Sawyer."

* PuppyLove: Tom and Becky.

* CrowdSong: "Ain't Life Fine".

* [[FriendshipMoment Family Moment]]: "This Time Tomorrow", for Aunt Polly towards Tom.

* IllKillYou: "You are dead, boy!"
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Girlfriend]]: Injun Joe pulls this on Tom near the end to get him to come close enough for a fatal blow. Luckily Huck turns up [[JustInTime in the nick of time]].
* KidANova: Given that Tom mistakenly mentions the name of his previous girlfriend to his new crush, it seems possible that he's a serial romancer.

''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is a musical adaptation of the book by MarkTwain created by Don Schlitz and KenLudwig. The story opens one day with the roguish Tom delighting the children and making life difficult for the grownups in his town. Tom is content to stick to mischief such as tricking his fellows into painting a fence, showing off for his latest love, Becky Thatcher, or fishing with his friend Huck Finn, but he soon gets pulled into much bigger doings when he and Huck witness Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson and frame Muff Potter, the local drunk-and-do-nothing. At first, Tom and Huck swear to keep silent, but Tom's conscience eats at him and he spills the beans, causing Joe to vow that he'll kill him. Mix in Tom and Becky becoming lost in a cave with the vengeful villain and you have the climax of this musical adaptation.

''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is a musical adaptation of the book by MarkTwain created by DonSchlitz and KenLudwig. The story opens one day with the roguish Tom delighting the children and making life difficult for the grownups in his town. Tom is content to stick to mischief such as tricking his fellows into painting a fence, showing off for his latest love, Becky Thatcher, or fishing with his friend Huck Finn, but he soon gets pulled into much bigger doings when he and Huck witness Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson and frame Muff Potter, the local drunk-and-do-nothing. At first, Tom and Huck swear to keep silent, but Tom's conscience eats at him and he spills the beans, causing Joe to vow that he'll kill him. Mix in Tom and Becky becoming lost in a cave with the vengeful villain and you have the climax of this musical adaptation.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: The villain is still called "Injun Joe".

* FrameUp: Injun Joe does this to Muff Potter, who is so dizzy from being hit in the head during a fight that he believes him.

* DuetBonding: Aunt Polly and Judge Thatcher in "Raising a Child By Yourself", Tom and Becky in "To Hear You Say My Name".
* ExactWords: used by Tom on his teacher during the opening number. She says that the children can leave early if Tom can spell all the states in the Union in sixty seconds. [[GuileHero Tom]], of course, begins to spell "a-l-l t-h-e s-t-a-t-e-s..."

* GriefSong: "Light" reprise, sung as the townsfolk are mourning the disappeared Tom and Becky.
* HakunaMatata: "Ain't Life Fine". Both played straight and played with. The children singing the main part are perfectly seriouss, but midway through the song, the adults start a counterpoint complaining about life.
* IAmSong: "Hey, Tom Sawyer" (Tom), "It Just Ain't Me" (Huck)

* LoveInterest: Becky Thatcher to Tom.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are two 'Joes' in the story, although they are not likely to get confused.

* OperationJealousy: Becky becoming involved with Joe Harper rings of this.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: thoroughly averted, given when its source material was written.

-->''One thing is certain''
-->''No matter what you do''
-->''This time tomorrow''
-->''I will still be loving you.''