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Big River
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
| First Preview: | Apr 05, 1985 |
Total Previews: | 22 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 25, 1985 |
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| Closing Date: | Sep 20, 1987 |
Total Performances: | 1005 |
| Production Staff [Collapse] |
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| Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President) |
| Produced by Rocco Landesman, Heidi Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher and Dodger Theatricals (Des McAnuff, Michael David, Rocco Landesman, Doug Johnson, Ed Strong, Sherman Warner); Associate Producer: Arthur Katz, Emily Landau, Fred Mayerson and TM Productions, Inc. |
| Originally produced by The American Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director; Robert J. Orchard, Managing Director); Subsequently produced by the LaJolla Playhouse (Des McAnuff, Artistic Director) |
| Music by Roger Miller; Lyrics by Roger Miller; Book by William Hauptman; Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain; Music orchestrated by Steven Margoshes and Danny Troob; Dance and Incidental Music: John Richard Lewis; Musical Director: Linda Twine; Vocal arrangements by Linda Twine |
| Production Staged by Des McAnuff; Choreographed by Janet Watson; Assistant to Mrs Watson: Andrew Asnes |
| Scenic Design by Heidi Landesman; Costume Design by Patricia McGourty; Lighting Design by Richard Riddell; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Associate Scenic Design: Robert Shaw; Hair Design by Angela Gari; Make-Up Design by Ann Belsky; Assistant to Mr. Riddell: Susan A. White |
| General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Company Manager: Sandra Carlson |
| Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein; Stage Manager: Steven Adler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Marianne Cane |
| Musical Supervisor: Danny Troob; Assistant Conductor: Kenneth Kosek |
| Sound Effects by John Kilgore |
| Stage Movement by B. H. Barry; Fight direction by B. H. Barry; Casting: Stanley Soble and Jason La Padura; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc., Joshua Ellis, Adrian Bryan-Brown, Keith Sherman and Cindy Valk; Photographer: Martha Swope; Vocal Coach: Marge Rivingston; Dialect Coach: Tim Monich; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi |
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| Do You Wanna Go To Heaven | Company |
| The Boys | Tom Sawyer and The Gang |
| Waitin' For The Light To Shine | Huckleberry Finn |
| Guv'ment | Pap |
| Hand For The Hog | Tom Sawyer |
| I, Huckleberry, Me | Huckleberry Finn |
| Muddy Water | Jim and Huckleberry Finn |
| Crossing Over | Slaves and Overseer |
| River In The Rain | Huckleberry Finn and Jim |
| When The Sun Goes Down In The South | Duke, King and Huckleberry Finn |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
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| The Royal Nonesuch | Duke and Company |
| Worlds Apart | Jim and Huckleberry Finn |
| Arkansas | A Young Fool |
| How Blest We Are | Alice's Daughter and Company |
| You Oughta Be Here With Me | Mary Jane Wilkes, Susan Wilkes and Joanna Wilkes (a hare-lip) |
| How Blest We Are (Reprise) | Company |
| Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go | Mary Jane Wilkes, Jim and Huckleberry Finn |
| Waitin' For The Light To Shine (Reprise) | Huckleberry Finn |
| Free At Last | Jim |
| River In The Rain (Reprise) | Huckleberry Finn and Jim |
| Muddy Water (Reprise) | Company |
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