Showboat - Broadway Creative Team

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Edna Ferber Source Material
(Based on novel)
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Lyricist
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new ... read more
Charles K. Harris Composer/Lyricist
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Joseph E. Howard Composer/Lyricist
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Jerome Kern Composer
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P. G. Wodehouse Lyricist
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Franz Allers Musical Director
Robert Russell Bennett Orchestrator
(New Orchestrations)
Robert Russell Bennett orchestrated more than 300 Broadway musical scores including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face the Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian's Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Richard Rodgers' TV documentary score for "Victory at Sea." A classically trained composer, Bennett's prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera. ... read more
Richard De Benedictis Dance Music Arranger
Ronald Field Choreographer
Lawrence Kasha Director
Jean Rosenthal Lighting Designer
Stanley Simmons (i) Costume Designer
Oliver Smith Scenic Designer
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