Considered by many historians to be the first modern musical, "Show Boat" was groundbreaking when it first premiered in 1927. The timelessly romantic musical tale follows the lives of three generations born on the Cotton Blossom as it sails the Mississippi River from the 1880s to the 1920s.
1927 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1928 | West End |
London Production West End |
1932 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
1946 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1948 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
1954 | Broadway |
New York City Opera Production Broadway |
1954 | Off-Broadway |
Return Engagement [NYCO Revival] Off-Broadway |
1959 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1960 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
1961 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
1966 | Broadway |
Lincoln Center Revival Broadway |
1971 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1990 | West End |
Royal Shakespeare Company Revival West End |
1994 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1998 | Australia |
Australian Production Australia |
1998 | West End |
London Production West End |
2000 | US Tour |
NETWorks Productions US Tour US Tour |
2006 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2016 | West End |
West End Revival Production West End |
2018 | Regional (US) |
World-premiere Concert Adaptation Regional (US) |
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