Tom landed the lead role in The Geffen Playhouse play "Paint Your Wagon" as "Ben Rumson" from November 23, 2004 - January 9, 2005.

Here are some of the reviews he received:

• '...the talented Tom Wilson...' (The Hollywood Reporter)
• '...Tom Wilson's 'My Little Girl' is a quietly affecting portrait of parental love...' (Variety)
• 'As Ben, Tom Wilson - tall, sturdily built and singing in a lush bass-baritone - comes across as a sensitive, responsible father not only to Jennifer but also to the town that, following his strike, bears his name. His goodness shines through most intently in the hounting "I Still See Elisa," in which he recalls his deceased wife, and in "My Little Girl," and interpolated Lerner and Loewe song from the 1973 movie "The Little Prince" (and there titled "Little Prince"), in which he regrets losing Jennifer after she sets off to find her lover, who's been forced to flee.' (Los Angeles Times)
• 'As the burly miner Ben, Wilson gives a warmhearted portrayal, and his crooning of such ballads as "I Still See Elisa" is resplendent.' (BackStage.com)
• 'He's so charming, and it's easy for everybody to recognize why Lily would be so attracted to him...' (Daily Trojan Online)
• 'Tom Wilson is solid as Ben Rumson, looking and sounding suitably worn by life in the goldfields, and vocally conveying the bowed-but-unbroken wanderlust that originally brought him to California.' (Ocean Park Gazette)
• 'Burly Tom Wilson brings energy and presence to the role of Ben, the eager seeker whose wagon is always hitched to a wandering star.' (Curtain Up)