May 28, 2026: Big River ​(1985)

Class Preparation

Recommended Reading: 

• Broadway: The American Musical: 
  • ​"The Lullaby of Broadway--Broadway at the End of the Twentieth Century," pages 354-355
  • "It's still rock and roll to me"--Rent and the Broadway Rock Score," pages 382-386
• Refresh your memory of the characters and plot of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the Wikipedia entry on the novel: LINK

​Handouts:

• Class 2 Selected Lyrics
• ​Handout of Key Class 2 slides

Links & Playlists

YouTube Links:

• Big River on Stage (Video recording of a complete 1999 performance by American Musical Theatre of San Jose. The video and audio quality are not that good, but the performances are decent and the recording does give a sense of the staging of the original production. Also,YouTube does not include any credits.)

YouTube Playlists:

• Big River (1985 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Class 2 Video Playlist