NEW YORK—“Human beings can be so cruel to each other” notes young Huckleberry Finn in Encores! revival of the 1985 Broadway musical “Big River.” Though as the story, which is set in the 1840s makes clear, people are most hurtful when societal blinders keep them from seeing how painful their actions can be.
In an attempt to escape his alcoholic father (Wayne Duvall), Huck (Nicholas Barasch), a free spirited ne'er-do-well if there ever was one, fakes his own death and high tails it out of St. Petersburg, Mo.
Barasch perfectly embodies the character of Huck.
