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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

 
American Airlines Theatre , (7/24/2003 - 9/21/2003)
First Preview:Jul 01, 2003 Total Previews:28
Opening Date:Jul 24, 2003   
Closing Date:Sep 21, 2003 Total Performances:67

Category: Musical, Comedy, Sign Language, Revival, Broadway
Setting: In St. Petersburg, Missouri, and later on the Illinois Shore and Jackson's Island.
Comments: American Sign Language adaptation


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) and Deaf West Theatre (Ed Waterstreet: Artistic Director; Bill O'Brien: Producing Director); Produced in association with Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; Charles Dillingham, Managing Director)
Book by William Hauptman; Music by Roger Miller; Lyrics by Roger Miller; Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain; Musical Director: Steven Landau; Special musical arrangements by Steven Landau
Directed by Jeff Calhoun; Choreographed by Jeff Calhoun; Associate Director / Choreographer: Coy Middlebrook
Scenic Design by Ray Klausen; Costume Design by David R. Zyla; Lighting Design by Michael Gilliam; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald; Hair and Wig Design by Carol F. Doran; Assistant Scenic Design: Randall Parsons; Assistant Costume Design: Caroline Quiroga and Brian J. Bustos; Assistant Lighting Design: John Viesta III; Assistant Sound Design: Janet Smith; Assistant Hair and Wig Design: Joyce Ann Litrell
Roundabout General Manager: Sydney Davolos; General Manager: Don-Scott Cooper; Company Manager: Jean Haring; Associate Gen. Mgr: Greg Backstrom
Production Stage Manager: Peter Hanson; Roundabout Technical Supervisor: Steve Beers; Stage Manager: C. Scott Crawford
Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Steven Landau; Piano: Steven Landau; Fiddle/Mandolin: Cenovia Cummins; Percussion/Dulcimer: Frank Pagano; Acoustic Bass: Dave Phillips; Banjo/Guitar/Dobro/Mandolin/Harmonica: Gordon Titcomb; Guitar/Dobro/Banjo/Mandolin: Greg Utzig
Roundabout Associate Artistic Director: Scott Ellis; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Roundabout Director of Marketing: David B. Steffen; Roundabout Director of Artistic Development / Casting: Jim Carnahan; Los Angeles Casting: Amy Lieberman and Bruce H. Newberg; Assistant to the Director: Dan Dinero; ASL Head: Linda Bove and Freda Norman; Advertising: The Eliran Murphy Group, Ltd.; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Cast
Michael Arden Tom Sawyer
Ensemble
Scott Barnhardt Ben Rogers
Andy
Ronald Robinson
Voice of Young Fool
Voice of Sheriff Bell
Ensemble
Walter Charles Preacher
Doctor
Voice of Judge
Voice of Duke
Voice of First Man
Ensemble
Christina Ellison Dunams Alice's Daughter
Slave
Ensemble
Gina Ferrall Widow Douglas
Voice of Sally
Ensemble
Phyllis Frelich Miss Watson
Sally Phelps
Ensemble
Tyrone Giordano Huckleberry Finn
Daniel H. Jenkins Mark Twain
Voice of Huck
Lyle Kanouse Pap
King
Voice of Silas
Ensemble
Rod Keller Jo Harper
Lafe
Donald Robinson
Ensemble
Troy Kotsur Pap
Duke
Ensemble
Michael McElroy Jim
Drew McVety Voice of Dick Simon
Voice of Harvey Wilkes
Voice of Hank
Second Man
Ensemble
Ryan Schlect Dick Simon
Hank
Young Fool
Sheriff Bell
Ensemble
Iosif Schneiderman Judge Thatcher
Harvey Wilkes
Silas Phelps
First Man
Ensemble
Gwen Stewart Alice
the Wilkes' slave
Voice of Alice's Daughter
Slave
Ensemble
Melissa Van Der Schyff Mary Jane Wilkes
Voice of Miss Watson
Voice of Joanna Wilkes
Ensemble
Alexandria Wailes Joanna Wilkes
a hare-lip
Ensemble
Understudies: Catherine Brunell (Joanna Wilkes, Mary Jane Wilkes, Widow Douglas), David Aron Damane (Jim, Slave), Rod Keller (Tom Sawyer), Kevin Massey (Andy, Ben Rogers, Donald Robinson, Jo Harper, Lafe, Ronald Robinson), George McDaniel (Doctor, King, Pap Finn, Second Man), Drew McVety (Mark Twain), Guthrie Nutter (Dick Simon, First Man, Hank, Harvey Wilkes, Huckleberry Finn, Judge Thatcher, Sheriff Bell, Silas Phelps, Young Fool), Ryan Schlect (Duke, Huckleberry Finn, Pap Finn) and Alexandria Wailes (Miss Watson, Sally Phelps)
music by Roger Miller; lyrics by Roger Miller 
Big River - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985 Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Roger Miller & Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
Do You Wanna Go To Heaven The Company
We Are 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
The Crossing Slaves
River In The Rain Huckleberry Finn and Jim
When The Sun Goes Down In The South King, Duke, Huckleberry Finn and Jim
ACT 2Sung By
The Royal Nonesuch Duke, Huckleberry Finn, Hank, Andy, Lafe and The Company
Worlds Apart Jim and Huckleberry Finn
Arkansas Young Fool
How Blest We Are Alice (the Wilkes' slave), Alice's Daughter and The Company
You Oughta Be Here With Me Mary Jane Wilkes, Joanna Wilkes (a hare-lip), Donald Robinson and Ronald Robinson
How Blest We Are (Reprise)Alice (the Wilkes' slave) and Alice's Daughter
Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go Huckleberry Finn, Mary Jane Wilkes and Jim
Waitin' For The Light To Shine (Reprise)Huckleberry Finn, Alice (the Wilkes' slave), Alice's Daughter, Jim and The Company
Free At Last Jim and The Company
Muddy Water (Reprise)Huckleberry Finn and Jim