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Big River

(Roundabout Revival, 2003)

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Production Information
Previews:July 01, 2003 (28 previews)
Opening:July 24, 2003
Closing:September 21, 2003
# Performances:195
Theatres:American Airlines Theatre
(7/24/2003 - 9/21/2003)
Production Type:Revival
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Limited Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the greatest creations in American fiction. This tale of adventure and self-discovery begins on a raft on the Mississippi River in the 1840s, where Huck, escaping from his drunken father, meets up with Jim, a runaway slave. The story of their journey downstream is an American classic that captures the rhythms, sounds and spirit of life on the big river. The musical numbers include "Do You Want to Go To Heaven," "Waiting for the Light To Shine," "Hand for the Hog," "Muddy Water," "When the Sun Goes Down in the South" and "Worlds Apart." Big River includes deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing actors performing with both spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL), interweaving music, voice, sign language, dance and storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures into a unique theatrical event.
 
Production Staff
Jeff Calhoun
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Director/Choreographer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Melissa Van Der Schyff
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Various Roles
Michael Arden
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Tom Sawyer
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Ensemble
Scott Barnhardt
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Walter Charles
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Christina Ellison Dunams
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Gina Ferrall
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Phyllis Frelich
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Tyrone Giordano
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Huckleberry Finn
Daniel H. Jenkins
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Mark Twain
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Voice of Huck
Lyle Kanouse
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Various Roles
Rod Keller
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Troy Kotsur
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Michael McElroy
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Jim
Drew McVety
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Various Roles
Ryan Schlect
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Iosif Schneiderman
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Gwen Stewart
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Various Roles
Alexandria Wailes
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