Rollin' on the 'River'
Fri., Dec. 29, 2006
TexARTS co-founder Robin Lewis (left, front), shown here in rehearsal for the company's concert production of The Music Man last summer, has been spending the holidays getting another big musical ready for the Paramount stage. And we mean "big" literally: It's Big River, the Tony-winning Broadway adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with music by Roger Miller. Broadway veteran Lawrence Hamilton plays Jim to the Huck of local hero Daniel Adams, with an all-star Austin cast including Lavelle White, Judy Arnold, Rick Perkins, Ian Scott, and even KXAN newsman Jim Swift. Fran Dorn directs the show, with musical direction by Michael McKelvey and choreography by Lewis. Big River runs Friday, Jan. 5, 8pm, and Saturday, Jan. 6, 2 & 7pm, at the Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress. For tickets, call 866/443-8849.
