Big River – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn LIVE ON STAGE!
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi. Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country and bluegrass music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
About the event
Big River is one of our favorites! And we are so excited to bring this awesome music to our stage here in Heber!
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Winner! Seven 1985 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book and Score
Winner! Seven 1985 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Music, Lyrics and Orchestration
“A classic American musical with the most fetching score of the decade.” – Time Magazine
“The story is a fun one including lots of social and historical relevance, and a moral conscience… the score is one that audiences will likely go home humming.” – Matthew Murray, TalkinBroadway.com
“A rousing, high spirited show that sets your hands to clapping, your feet to stomping and your heart to rise within you!” – WCBS-TV
SUMMARY
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape from slavery to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life everyone’s favorite characters from the novel: the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck’s drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes, and Mary Jane’s trusting family. Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country and bluegrass music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.