The Broadway production of Big River opened on on Broadway on April 25, 1985, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, and closed on September 20, 1987, running for 1,005 performances. The cast featured René Auberjonois as The Duke, and John Goodman as Pap Finn.
A critically-acclaimed revival, directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, opened on Broadway on July 24, 2003 at the American Airlines Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances and 28 previews. This production, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre, was notable in that it featured both deaf and hearing actors performing together. About half the characters, including the leading role of Huck, were played by deaf or hard-of-hearing performers. All dialogue and lyrics in the production were both spoken or sung and signed, making the production equally accessible to hearing and deaf audiences.
I first saw this musical in Los Angeles with my sons (where the actors taught the kids - and the parents - to do sign-language for one of the songs). The second time I saw it was on April 15, 2015 at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. - the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
A critically-acclaimed revival, directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, opened on Broadway on July 24, 2003 at the American Airlines Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances and 28 previews. This production, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre, was notable in that it featured both deaf and hearing actors performing together. About half the characters, including the leading role of Huck, were played by deaf or hard-of-hearing performers. All dialogue and lyrics in the production were both spoken or sung and signed, making the production equally accessible to hearing and deaf audiences.
I first saw this musical in Los Angeles with my sons (where the actors taught the kids - and the parents - to do sign-language for one of the songs). The second time I saw it was on April 15, 2015 at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. - the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The Royal Nonesuch
(CHORUS)
She's got one big breast in the middle of her chest
She's got one big breast in the middle of her chest
And an eye in the middle of her nose
So says I, if you look her in the eye
You're better off looking up her nose
Whoever you are, wherever you've been
You've come this far
Well, come on in
See the Nonesuch
I get up early, I stay up late
I've seen it before
But I still can't wait
To see the Nonesuch
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Because the nonesuch will be exhibited in a state of nature
No ladies will be permitted
But the education of no man or boy is complete
Until he has witnessed this shocking spectacle
Believe you me
It's the best of the best
I know what I'm saying I've seen the rest
The Nonesuch
It'll strike you blind
With a heave and a sigh
But come up close enough
To risk one eye
For the Nonesuch
She's got hound dog ears that hang down to here
And lips like the bud of a rose
So says I, if you look her in the eye
You're better off looking up her nose
Only fifty cents, the one-half part of a dollar
Servants ten cents!
I've been to Natchez and to New Orleans
But this beats anything I've ever seen
The Nonesuch
I've your money, I can see your face
Now come on in and take your place
For the Nonesuch
Well, it ain't no woman and it ain't no man
And it don't wear very many clothes
So says I, if you look her in the eye
You're better off looking up her nose
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