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Big River

Music: Roger Miller
Lyrics: Roger Miller
Book: William Hauptman
Notes:
Production Year: 1987
Synopsis:
A musical version of Mark Twain’s classic HUCKLEBERRY FINN, telling the story of young Huck and his journey down the Mississippi  River in the company of an escaped slave, Jim.

Cast Member

Role

Fred Sanders
Lafe/Hired Hands/Man in the Crowd/Ensemble/Understudy for Duke/Teacher, King/Preacher
Gwendolyn L. Stewart
Alice/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat
Anthony R. Turner
Three Men on a Skiff/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat
Ivan Thomas
Bill/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat/Understudy for Jim
Bruce Vernon Bradley
Harvey Wilkes/Judge Thatcher/Silas Phelps
Cleo
Ensemble
Thom Cagle
Simon/Dick/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat
Romain Frugé
Huckleberry Finn
Carolee Carmello
Mary Jane Wilkes
Angela Hall
Alice's Daughter
Lucinda Hitchcock Cone
Miss Watson/Harmonia Player/Woman in Shanty
Thom Cagle
A Young Fool/Ensemble
Michael Calkins
The Duke/Teacher in Prologue
Michael Edward-Stevens
Jim
Angela Halley
Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat
Kevin Cooney
Counselor Robinson/Doctor/Mark Twain/Man on a Skiff
Brian Evaret Chandler
Ensemble
Brian Evaret Chandler
Understudy for Jim
Frances Ford
Sally Phelps/Widow Douglas
Walker Joyce
The King/Preacher in Prologue
Heidi Karol Johnson
Susan Wilkes/Ensemble
Robert Lambert
Ben Rogers/Hank/Hired Hands/Ensemble/Understudy for Huck
Dale Radunz
Sheriff Bell/Andy/Pap/Hired Hands/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat
Steven Riddle
Skiffman 1/Slaves and Overseers on a Floatboat/Understudy for Duke/Teacher, King/Preacher/Ensemble
Lawrence Patrick
St. Pete Boy/Ensemble/Understudy for Huck
Barry Lee
Tom Sawyer
Jill Keating
Ensemble
Christy Howard
Ensemble
Beth Musiker
Jo Harper/Joanna Wilkes