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Big River
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Nominated For:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael)
American Airlines Theatre
Opening Date: July 24, 2003
Final Performance: September 21, 2003
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The Story
Big River is based on one of the greatest creations in American fiction, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. 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.
This production of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn included 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.
History
With music and lyrics by Roger Miller and a book by William Hauptman, the original production of Big River debuted on Broadway in 1985 and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The current ASL adaptation of Big River is a production of the Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre, in association with the Mark Taper Forum. A national tour begins performances in June 2004.
Cast and Production Credits from Internet Broadway Database
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