BIG RIVER Opening Night in Tokyo, Japan 1985 Approved Clips from TBS

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BIG RIVER Opening Night in Tokyo, Japan 1985! In attendance were Their Imperial Highnesses, The Crown Prince Akihito and The Crown Princess Michiko (His Imperial Majesty ascended to the throne November 12, 1990). Hiroyuki Sanada as Huckleberry Finn, Ron Richardson reprising this Tony Winning performance as Jim, Jennifer Leigh Warren as Alice's Daughter & members of the BIG RIVER Company... in Japanese! Directed by Michael Greif (Rent) and Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller. All clips used with permission from Tokyo Broadcasting Systems (TBS). Includes clips from MUDDY WATER, RIVER IN THE RAIN, end of Act I and HOW BLESSED WE ARE.

RIVER IN THE RAIN is especially poignant now:

River in the rain
Sometimes at night you look like a long white train
Winding your way away somewhere
River I love you don't you care

If you're on the run winding some place
Just trying to find the sun
Whether the sunshine, whether the rain
River I love you just the same

But sometimes in a time of trouble
When you're out of hand
And your muddy bubbles roll across my floor
Carryin' away the things I treasure
Hell, there ain't no way to measure
Why I love you more than I did the day before

River in the rain
Sometimes at night you look like a long white train
Winding your way away from me
River, I've never seen the sea

All clips used with permission from TBS.