Big River Sets Sail at Encores! With Kyle Scatliffe, Nicholas Barasch, and Lauren Worsham

1,742 views · Published 3 February 2017 · 2:26 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: theatermania · 2017 · Entertainment

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The popular musical Big River is returning to the stage, in a new Encores! production at New York City Center directed by Lear deBessonet. Written by Roger Miller and William Hauptman, this adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn stars Broadway favorites Kyle Scatliffe, Nicholas Barasch, and Lauren Worsham. It's a show that feels extra timely now, and at a recent rehearsal, the team told us why.

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