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Music By Roger Miller
Lyrics By Roger Miller
Book/Libretto by: William Hauptman
Based on: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Produced by: Rocco Landesman, Heidi Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher & Dodger Productions
Choreography by: Janet Watson
Directed by: Des McAnuff
Opened: April 25, 1985
Theatre: Eugene O'Neill Theatre
# of Performances: 1,005

Synopsis

It is an epic tale of courage and friendship between an outcast boy and a runaway slave that sweeps us on a raft down the mighty Mississippi on a journey to freedom.

Song List

  • Overture
  • Do Ya Wanna Go To Heaven?
  • The Boys
  • Waitin' For The Light To Shine
  • Guv'ment
  • Hand For The Hog
  • I, Huckleberry, Me
  • Muddy Water
  • The Crossing
  • River In The Rain
  • When The Sun Goes Down In The South
  • Entracte
  • The Royal Nonesuch
  • Worlds Apart
  • Arkansas
  • How Blest We Are
  • You Oughta Be Here With Me
  • Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go
  • Waitin' For The Light To Shine (Reprise)
  • Free At Last
  • Muddy Water (Reprise)

Cast List

Rene Auberjonois, Reathal Bean, Susan Browning, Patti Cohenour, Gordon Connell, Bob Gunton, Daniel H. Jenkins & Ron Richardson.

Awards & Nominations

Winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical Score!

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