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Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical with music and lyrics by Roger Miller, and a book by William Hauptman. Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it features music in the bluegrass and country styles in keeping with the setting of the novel.
Big River (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 25, 1985 and played through Sep 20, 1987.
Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist over 20 years before the work was published, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism.
- Mark Twain, Gerald Graff, James Phelan
- 1884
Celebrated and censored, revered and reviled, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has fueled heated debate since it was first published in 1885, yet it remains one of America's most enduring...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ★★½ 1985. An adaptation of the Mark Twain story about the adventures encountered by Huckleberry Finn and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River. Topnotch cast makes this an entertaining version.
Feb 20, 2007 · Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Jim Dale (Actor), Patrick Day (Actor), Peter H. Hunt (Director) Rated: Unrated. Format: DVD. 4.3 109 ratings. $1273. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns. DVD.
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Apr 26, 1985 · ''BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN'' is the last Broadway musical of the season - but, more important, it is the first that audiences can attend without fear of suffering...
