'BIG RIVER' ROLLS INTO PALMDALE PLAYHOUSE TONY-WINNER TELLS STORY OF HUCK FINN.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - The Tony Award-winning musical ``Big River - The Adventures of Huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. Finn'' opens tonight in a Palmdale City Players production at the Palmdale Playhouse. Winner of best musical and six other Tony Awards in 1985, the musical follows Mark Twain's story of Huckleberry Finn as he runs away from home and journeys down the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. with his friend Jim, a black slave he's helping escape to freedom. ``The set for this particular show is quite ambitious, very beautiful. And visually this show will be a treat with the lighting and the sets and the props and the costumes,'' said David Allan Smith, co-stage manager for the show. ``Just to sit and watch the show will be a treat for the eyes.'' Although set in the 1840's, many of the play's themes are very relevant to today's times, said Smith. ``I imagine there's something in most every play that's relevant to today's times because plays are stories and stories usually have messages. The message in this one is about understanding how people were treated not so long ago in this country based on race ... it's an adventure story. Adventure stories are always fun and relevant, about people choosing to go on wild adventures and the way their lives turn out,'' said Smith. ``There are messages about family in this ... there are messages about stereotype and prejudice. There's a lot in this that's relevant to this today. And it's just plain fun. It's Mark Twain, it's Huck huck n. Huckaback. Noun 1. huck - toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric huckaback toweling, towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels Finn, Tom Sawyer.'' The music and lyrics are by Roger Miller, who also wrote, ``You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd'' and ``Do-Wacka-Do.'' The musical features Scott Pulcifer in the title role of Huckleberry Finn. Jim is played by John Crocker
Tom Sawyer is played by Ian Wallschlaeger, Miss Watson is played by Helena Freilich and Widow Douglas by Donna Meadows. Con artists Duke and King are played by Tony Gardner For the makeup and special effects designer, see Tony Gardner (designer). For the former Labour MP for Rushcliffe, see Antony Gardner. Tony Gardner (born January 10, 1964 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside) is an English actor and qualified doctor. and Sheldon Moskowitz, respectively. Smith said the show should appeal to all ages. ``We just did a brief little ten-minute performance of two scenes and two songs from the show at Barnes and Noble and we had a lot of preschoolers there and they loved it. They were just excited.'' He did caution that the show does have some stronger themes in some parts. The play is presented as part of the city's 8th annual Cultural, Historical and Educational Drama series. Previous plays in the series have included ``Look Away,'' ``You Lucky Girl,'' ``The Crucible crucible, vessel in which a substance is heated to a high temperature, as for fusing or calcining. The necessary properties of a crucible are that it maintain its mechanical strength and rigidity at high temperatures and that it not react in an undesirable way with ,'' ``A Piece of My Heart A Piece of My Heart is the 18th novel by crime-writer Peter Robinson, published in 2006 and is 16th in the multi award-winning Inspector Alan Banks series. Plot summary ,'' ``1776,'' ``Animal Farm'' and ``A Shayna Maidel.'' ``Big River'' will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, March 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. Sunday and March 23. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors, students and military and $8 youth. For more information call (661) 267-5685. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer and their friends rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. a scene from ``Big River - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,'' the 1985 Tony Award winner for best musical that opens tonight at the Palmdale Playhouse. |
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