 Mark
Twain and the Laughing River is a rousing and
affectionate work that looks at the river through the
eyes of the man that loved it so much he took his pen
name from riverboat lingo... The mighty Mississippi is
the heartbeat of the land, Post reminds us, and by the
end of this ideal family show your heart should be
beating a little stronger too.
____ Sun Times
Jim Post mines heartfelt hilarity from the earlier
days of our most American writer. Crucially, a river
runs through this show, roaring into the boy's dreams.
You feel the down-home decency in the jubilant opener,
OE Mighty Big River. An easy winner, Post's American
anthem captures the rolling zest of a nation's --an a
Missouri boy's-- untamed future. This is a perfect show
_____ Chicago Tribune |
Post matches the great writer's anecdotes about growing
up in Missouri with original songs extolling the
mystique of the Mississippi. A thoroughly engaging
introduction to the life of America's poet laureate of
childhood. |
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____Chicago Reader |
This elfin troubador, in whom are married Irish tenor,
revival sermonist, and hillbilly bluesman a la Jimmie
Rogers, works upon his audience like a preacher, and is
able to control the energy in the room without lapse for
the entire duration of the performance. |
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____Billboard |
Post is one of the Midwest's great treasures. |
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____Chicago Tribune |
Jim Post is a one man tour de force---part musical, part
drama and thoroughly entertaining. |
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____The Washington Post |
An entire dictionary of superlatives could never
completely capture all the warmth, humor and depth of
feeling Jim Post displays on stage. |
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____ Winnipeg Free Press |
His songs and monologs, whether serious or witty, fell
as natural on the ear as everyday conversation. |
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____Chicago Sun-Times |
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Imagine Mark Twain with a guitar and you got a pretty
good picture of Jim Post Lifestyles
He is, quite possibly, one of the most
dynamic, touching, comic, wry, outrageous, brilliant
entertainers you'll ever experience. |
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____The Rockford Register Star |
While he adopts Mark Twain's personality, it's folk
singer Jim Post's own personality that beguiles the
audience. |
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_____The Daily Herald |
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Jim Post Mark Twain's Adventures Out West
Jim Post is not just another Mark Twain
impersonator. Post makes Mark Twain not only a profound
and caustic thinker, but a global charmer and influence
peddler.
Jubilant....Heartfelt Hilarity, A perfect show. |
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____Chicago Tribune |
His songs and monologues, whether serious or witty, fell
as natural on the ear as everyday conversation. Post's
songs engagingly illuminate the wry humor for which
Twain was famous. Rousing....an ideal family show. |
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____Chicago Sun Times |
Get in touch with two geniuses....Mark Twain and Jim
Post. |
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____Norman Mark, WMAQ |
As a singer, he'll bowl you over. Singing his own
beautifully crafted compositions, Post waxes eloquent. |
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____Detroit Free Press |
Hilarious insightful stories. Thoroughly engaging. |
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____Critics Choice: Chicago
Reader |
The depiction of Mark Twain and the Laughing River is
nothing less than brilliant, and each sentence and song
is a gem. This is a show that should be Broadway bound! |
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____Smithsonian Institution |