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Who Played Huckleberry Finn in Big River

Huckleberry Finn is a role in Big River, a musical that opened Broadway in 2003.

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.

12 actors have played Huckleberry Finn in Big River.

View full cast of Big River

Performer Production Opened
Andrew Hill Newman Broadway Big River 1985
Brian Lane Green Broadway Big River 1985
Daniel H. Jenkins Broadway Big River 1985
John Cameron Mitchell Broadway Big River 1985
Jon Ehrlich Broadway Big River 1985
Martin Moran Broadway Big River 1985
Neal Jones Broadway Big River 1985
Brian Lane Green US Tour Big River 1986
Robert Lambert US Tour Big River 1987
Romain Frugé US Tour Big River 1987
Guthrie Nutter Broadway Big River 2003
Ryan Schlect Broadway Big River 2003
Tyrone Giordano Broadway Big River 2003
Tyrone Giordano US Tour Big River 2004

Other Roles in Big River

Role Production Opened
Alice Broadway Big River 2003
Alice's Daughter Broadway Big River 2003
Andy Broadway Big River 2003
Ben Rogers Broadway Big River 2003
Dick Simon Broadway Big River 2003
Doctor Broadway Big River 2003
Donald Robinson Broadway Big River 2003
Duke Broadway Big River 2003
Ensemble Broadway Big River 2003
First Man Broadway Big River 2003
Hank Broadway Big River 2003
Harvey Wilkes Broadway Big River 2003
Huckleberry Finn Broadway Big River 2003
Jim Broadway Big River 2003
Jo Harper Broadway Big River 2003
Joanna Wilkes Broadway Big River 2003
Judge Thatcher Broadway Big River 2003
King Broadway Big River 2003
Lafe Broadway Big River 2003
Mark Twain Broadway Big River 2003
Mary Jane Wilkes Broadway Big River 2003
Miss Watson Broadway Big River 2003
Pap Broadway Big River 2003
Pap Finn Broadway Big River 2003
Preacher Broadway Big River 2003
Ronald Robinson Broadway Big River 2003
Sally Phelps Broadway Big River 2003
Second Man Broadway Big River 2003
Sheriff Bell Broadway Big River 2003
Silas Phelps Broadway Big River 2003
Slave Broadway Big River 2003
Tom Sawyer Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Alice's Daughter Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Dick Simon Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Duke Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of First Man Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Hank Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Harvey Wilkes Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Huck Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Joanna Wilkes Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Judge Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Miss Watson Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Sally Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Sheriff Bell Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Silas Broadway Big River 2003
Voice of Young Fool Broadway Big River 2003
Widow Douglas Broadway Big River 2003
Young Fool Broadway Big River 2003

“Huckleberry Finn” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Broadway 2001

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