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Show Boat Revival 1994

Ages: 6+
Opened: October 2, 1994
Closing: January 05, 1997

Show Boat - 1994 Broadway History , Info & More

Gershwin Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 51st St. New York, NY

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 in the 1920s.


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Show Boat History

Other Productions of Show Boat

1927  BroadwayOriginal Broadway Production
Broadway
1928  West EndLondon Production
West End
1932  BroadwayBroadway Revival
Broadway
1944  Los AngelesLACLO Production
Los Angeles
1944  Los AngelesLACLO Production
Los Angeles
1946  BroadwayBroadway Revival
Broadway
1948  BroadwayReturn Engagement [Broadway]
Broadway
1954  BroadwayNew York City Opera Production
Broadway
1954  Off-BroadwayReturn Engagement [NYCO Revival]
Off-Broadway
1959  West EndLondon Revival
West End
1960  US TourTouring Revival
US Tour
1961  Off-BroadwayCity Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1966  BroadwayLincoln Center Revival
Broadway
1971  West EndLondon Revival
West End
1983  BroadwayBroadway Revival
Broadway
1990  West EndRoyal Shakespeare Company Revival
West End
1994  BroadwayBroadway Revival
Broadway
1998  AustraliaAustralian Production
Australia
1998  West EndLondon Production
West End
2000  US TourNETWorks Productions US Tour
US Tour
2006  West EndLondon Revival
West End
2016  West EndWest End Revival Production
West End
2018  Regional (US)World-premiere Concert Adaptation
Regional (US)

Show Boat - 1994 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
YearCeremonyCategoryNominee
1995Outer Critics Circle AwardsBest Director - MusicalHarold Prince
1995Outer Critics Circle AwardsBest Revival - Musical0
1995Outer Critics Circle AwardsBest Set, Costume and Lighting Design0
1995Tony AwardsBest ChoreographySusan Stroman
1995Tony AwardsBest Costume DesignFlorence Klotz
1995Tony AwardsBest Direction of a MusicalHarold Prince
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalMichel Bell
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalMichel Bell
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalJoel Blum
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalMark Jacoby
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalJohn McMartin
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalGretha Boston
1995Tony AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalRebecca Luker
1995Tony AwardsBest Revival of a MusicalLivent (U.S.) Inc

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