The musical "Big River," the 1985 Broadway adaptation of Mark Twain's 1885 classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is now gracing the Trinkle Main Stage at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Va.
The play's musical director is my friend Chris Tilley, who has been a member of the Greensboro Playwriters Forum.
The production runs until July 1.The music and lyrics for "Big River" are by Roger Miller and the book is by William Hauptman. The play won the Tony for Best Musical, and was performed at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., aka the place where Lincoln got shot, in 2005.
Mill Mountain's web site describes the musical as a 'tale of adventure and self-discovery which begins on a raft in the Mississippi River in the 1840s where Huck meets Jim.'
If you want to know more, go to your local library and consult a Cliff Notes edition of "Huck Finn!"
The musical features several bluegrass and country numbers, and there have been over 1,000 performances of the show so far.
For those wanting to see what the show looks like, I am providing a photo link of "Big River" from a performance that was given at Theatre Cedar Rapids in ..of course... Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Useful links:
http://www.jasoncoyne.com.smugmug.com/gallery/160004#5951399
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
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My husband and I saw this play and enjoyed it very much, especially the music. The play is very worthwhile and true and the voices are wonderful. The music, by the way, is well-paced and keeps the whole production moving.
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