A gallery of those who have portrayed David Crockett through the years. Bart Shatto as Crockett Broadway and television actor and singer Bart Shatto pictured during a performance of The Confessions of Davy Crockett. The play is set in a tavern in Memphis in 1836 the evening before Crockett departed Tennessee for Texas. It was written by Steve Warren, with original songs by composer Tom Masinter and lyricist June Rachelson-Ospa. « ‹ of 14 › » Purchase on Amazon.