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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:67
Theatres:American Airlines Theatre
(7/1/2003 - 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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Choreographer
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Director
Carol F. Doran
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Hair and Wig Designer
Peter Fitzgerald
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Sound Designer
Michael Gilliam
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Lighting Designer
Ray Klausen
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Scenic Designer
Steven Landau
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Musical Director
David R. Zyla
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Costume Designer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Melissa Van Der Schyff
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Ensemble
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Mary Jane Wilkes
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Voice of Joanna Wilkes
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Voice of Miss Watson
Michael Arden
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Ensemble
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Tom Sawyer
Scott Barnhardt
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Andy
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Ben Rogers
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Ensemble
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Ronald Robinson
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Voice of Sheriff Bell
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Voice of Young Fool
Catherine Brunell
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Joanna Wilkes (Understudy)
(a hare-lip)
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Mary Jane Wilkes (Understudy)
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Widow Douglas (Understudy)
Walter Charles
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Doctor
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Ensemble
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Preacher
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Voice of Duke
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Voice of First Man
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Voice of Judge
David Aron Damane
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Jim (Understudy)
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Slave (Understudy)
Christina Ellison Dunams
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Alice's Daughter
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Ensemble
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Slave
Gina Ferrall
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Ensemble
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Voice of Sally
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Widow Douglas
Phyllis Frelich
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Ensemble
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Miss Watson
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Sally Phelps
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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Ensemble
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King
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Pap
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Voice of Silas
Rod Keller
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Donald Robinson
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Ensemble
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Jo Harper
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Lafe
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Tom Sawyer (Understudy)
Troy Kotsur
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Duke
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Ensemble
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Pap
Kevin Massey
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Andy (Understudy)
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Ben Rogers (Understudy)
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Donald Robinson (Understudy)
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Jo Harper (Understudy)
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Lafe (Understudy)
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Ronald Robinson (Understudy)
George McDaniel
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Doctor (Understudy)
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King (Understudy)
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Pap Finn (Understudy)
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Second Man (Understudy)
Michael McElroy
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Jim
Drew McVety
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Ensemble
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Second Man
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Voice of Dick Simon
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Voice of Hank
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Voice of Harvey Wilkes
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Mark Twain (Understudy)
Guthrie Nutter
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Dick Simon (Understudy)
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First Man (Understudy)
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Hank (Understudy)
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Harvey Wilkes (Understudy)
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Huckleberry Finn (Understudy)
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Judge Thatcher (Understudy)
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Sheriff Bell (Understudy)
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Silas Phelps (Understudy)
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Young Fool (Understudy)
Ryan Schlect
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Dick Simon
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Ensemble
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Hank
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Sheriff Bell
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Young Fool
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Duke (Understudy)
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Huckleberry Finn (Understudy)
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Pap Finn (Understudy)
Iosif Schneiderman
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Ensemble
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First Man
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Harvey Wilkes
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Judge Thatcher
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Silas Phelps
Gwen Stewart
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Alice
(the Wilkes' slave)
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Ensemble
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Slave
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Voice of Alice's Daughter
Alexandria Wailes
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Joanna Wilkes
(a hare-lip)
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Ensemble
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Miss Watson (Understudy)
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Sally Phelps (Understudy)
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