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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...

Awards and Nominations

1983 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Bruce Hubbard was nominated but did not win.

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Karla Burns won.

1983 Tony Awards

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Karla Burns was nominated but did not win.

Production Team

Dorothy Danner Choreographer

John DeMain Musical Director

Richard Fitzgerald Sound Designer

Michael Kahn Director

Molly Maginnis Costume Designer

Helen Pond Scenic Designer

Herbert Senn Scenic Designer

Thomas Skelton Lighting Designer

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