Douglas Lyons, author of Broadway's Chicken & Biscuits, will be penning a film adaptation of the country-gospel musical Big River, per an exclusive Variety report. Based on Mark Twain's classic American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Big River won seven 1985 Tony Awards including Best Musical. It was revived on Broadway in 2003 by Deaf West Theatre, earning a 2004 Tony nominatio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM on January 16, 2024