Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber.
An epic musical revealing life behind the scenes on a show boat. Magnolia falls in love with Gaylord, a river gambler, and leaves her father’s show boat to marry him in the 1880s. Years of heartbreak return her to the show boat more...
Walter P. Brown, a distinguished opera singer and versatile performer, graced the stage in SHOW BOAT, among other notable Broadway shows, following his service in the U.S. Navy and his training at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. more...
Production Team
Howard Bay Scenic Designer
John Boyt Costume Designer
William Hammerstein Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Jean Rosenthal Lighting Designer
Julius Rudel Musical Director
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