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''[[Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' is a musical by Roger Miller and William Hauptman.
 
''[[Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' is a musical by Roger Miller and William Hauptman.
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Also referred to simply as ''[[Big River]]'' in some sources.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
 
Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', it has a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics in bluegrass and country style by Roger Miller.  
 
Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', it has a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics in bluegrass and country style by Roger Miller.  
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First staged by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1984, opening on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on 25 April, 1985.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_River_(musical)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_River_(musical)
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Revision as of 05:08, 6 December 2023

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical by Roger Miller and William Hauptman.

Also referred to simply as Big River in some sources.

The original text

Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it has a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics in bluegrass and country style by Roger Miller.

First staged by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 1984, opening on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on 25 April, 1985.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_River_(musical)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page