Big River (Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1985) | Playbill

Big River

Broadway
Musical
Original


SYNOPSIS: In Roger Miller and William Hauptman's musical adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, rebellious teenager Huck takes off on a raft with runaway slave Jim, encountering conmen, an orphaned family and bigotry along the way.
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Awards

Drama Desk Award
1985 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Outstanding Costume Design Nominee
1985 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Outstanding Lyrics Winner
1985 Outstanding Lighting Design Winner
1985 Outstanding Music Winner
1985 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Winner
1985 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Nominee
1985 Outstanding Set Design Winner
1985 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Winner
1985 Outstanding Orchestrations Winner
Theatre World Awards
1985 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
1985 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner
1985 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1985 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1985 Best Original Score Winner
1985 Best Book of a Musical Winner
1985 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1985 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
1985 Musical Winner
1985 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Winner

QUICK STATS

(as of Sep 20, 1987) Total Current Gross: $25,918,125.00 Highest Weekly Gross: $325,070.00 (Week Ending Dec 29, 1985)   Average Ticket Price: $32.81 Average % Capacity: 80.18%

Grosses

Week Ending Week Number This Week Gross Potential Gross Diff $ Avg Ticket Top Ticket Seats Sold Seats in Theatre Perfs Previews % Cap This Week Diff % cap
Sep 20, 1987 16 $150,224.00 $0.00 $0.00 $25.13 $0.00 5,979 1,018 8 0 73.42% 0.00%
Sep 13, 1987 15 $150,224.00 $0.00 -$12,243.00 $25.13 $0.00 5,979 1,018 8 0 73.42% 2.37%
Sep 6, 1987 14 $162,467.00 $0.00 -$25,426.00 $28.08 $0.00 5,786 1,018 8 0 71.05% -7.35%
Aug 30, 1987 13 $187,893.00 $0.00 $8,905.00 $29.43 $0.00 6,385 1,018 8 0 78.40% 3.95%
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