Shows · Show Boat
Show Boat
Opened 1927
572 performances
Musical, Early
Their efforts resulted in a recognized landmark in the history of the theatre, one that broke ground in steering a course away from lightweight musical comedy and overweight operetta. Their characters were more three-dimensional, the music was more skillfully integrated into the libretto, and their plot dared to deal with such unaccustomed subjects as unhappy marriages, miscegenation, and the hard life of black stevedores (as expressed through “01’ Man River”).
"HAT Gone with the Wind is to movies, Show Boat is to the musical theatre.": the show's own period marketing line.
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Lyrics
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Book
- Oscar Hammerstein II
Productions12 productions: 7 on Broadway, 5 in the West End
Songs8 songs
Make Believe, Ol’ Man River, Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, Life Upon the Wicked Stage, You Are Love, Why Do I Love You?, Bill, After the Ball
Recordings 20 recordings
Licensing 6 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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