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Big river (excerpts)

Title
Big river (excerpts) [videorecording] / Produced by Rocco Landesman, Heidi Landesman [A/K/A Heidi Ettinger], Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, and Dodger Theatricals ; music and lyrics by Roger Miller ; book by William Hauptman ; adapted from the novel by Mark Twain ; directed by Des McAnuff.
Publication
New York, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Landesman, Rocco, 1947-
  • Ettinger, Heidi
  • Steiner, Rick
  • Fisher, M. Anthony
  • Miller, Roger, 1936-1992.
  • Miller, Roger, 1936-1992
  • McAnuff, Des
  • Hauptman, William, 1942-
  • Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
  • Jenkins, Daniel H
  • Browning, Susan
  • Baron, Evalyn H
  • Connell, Gordon
  • Goodman, John, 1952-
  • Richardson, Ron
  • Short, John
  • Dodger Productions, producer
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (20 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Unedited footage featuring the original cast of the Broadway musical Big river, based on Mark Twain's The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which played in New York from April 1985 to September 1987.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Credits derived from program and from the Internet Broadway Database.
  • Audio is poor during first two minutes. At 2:20 the audio drops out, but improved audio returns at 3:10.
  • A videorecording of this production, taped in June 1987 with the replacement cast, is available on NCOV 609.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Performers include: Daniel H. Jenkins, John Goodman, Ron Richardson, Susan Browning, Evalyn Baron, Gordon Connell, and John Short.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, N.Y., April 1985.
Call Number
NCOX 765
OCLC
NYPG03-F210
Title
Big river (excerpts) [videorecording] / Produced by Rocco Landesman, Heidi Landesman [A/K/A Heidi Ettinger], Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, and Dodger Theatricals ; music and lyrics by Roger Miller ; book by William Hauptman ; adapted from the novel by Mark Twain ; directed by Des McAnuff.
Imprint
New York, 1985.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer
Performers include: Daniel H. Jenkins, John Goodman, Ron Richardson, Susan Browning, Evalyn Baron, Gordon Connell, and John Short.
Event
Videotaped at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, N.Y., April 1985.
Local Note
Gift of Joel Siegel.
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Added Author
Landesman, Rocco, 1947- producer.
Ettinger, Heidi, producer.
Steiner, Rick, producer.
Fisher, M. Anthony, producer.
Miller, Roger, 1936-1992. Big river.
Miller, Roger, 1936-1992, lyricist.
McAnuff, Des, director.
Hauptman, William, 1942- librettist.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Jenkins, Daniel H, performer.
Browning, Susan, performer.
Baron, Evalyn H, performer.
Connell, Gordon, performer.
Goodman, John, 1952- performer.
Richardson, Ron, performer.
Short, John, performer.
Dodger Productions, producer.
Siegel, Joel, 1943-2007, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 765
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