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Show Boat

George Gershwin Theatre, (10/2/1994 - 1/5/1997)
Preview:Sep 22, 1994 Total Previews:12
Opening:Oct 2, 1994   
Closing:Jan 5, 1997 Total Performances:947


Category: Musical, Drama, Revival, Broadway
Description: A musical in two acts
Setting: 1887-1927. On the Mississippi River, Natchez, Chicago.





by opening date



Produced by Livent, Inc.

Music by Jerome Kern; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the novel "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and William David Brohn; Dance arrangements by David Krane; Lyrics for "Bill" by P. G. Wodehouse; "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard; "After the Ball" by Charles K. Harris; "The Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa

Directed by Harold Prince; Livent Associate Resident Director: Niki Harris; Choreographed by Susan Stroman; Associate Choreographer: Tara Young; Assistant Choreographer: Ron Gibbs

Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Associate Scenic Design: Peter Baran; Assistant Scenic Designer / Properties Coordinator: Randi Savoy; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Associate Costume Design: Domingo Rodriguez; Assistant Costume Design: Melanie Huston and Nancy Granfield; Assistant to Costume Designer: Robert Jackson; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow; Associate Lighting Design: Dawn Chiang; First Assistant Lighting Designer: Eric Cornwell; Second Assistant Lighting Designer: Allen Hahn; Sound Design by Martin Levan; First Assistant Sound Designer: Christopher Jordan; Second Assistant Sound Designer: Jane Harrington; Production Costumer Coordinator / Associate Costume Designer: Janet Grant

General Manager: Frank P. Scardino; Associate Gen. Mgr: Judith Richardson; Company Manager: Jim Brandeberry; Associate Co. Mgr: David Turner; Livent VP & General Manager of Production: Frank P. Scardino

Technical Director: Peter W. Lamb; Associate Tech. Dir: Fred Mendelson; Production Manager: Peter W. Lamb; Technical Supervisor: Robert Whelan; Production Stage Manager: Randall Buck; Stage Manager: Betsy Nicholson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Andrew Fenton and Lisa Dawn Cave; Production Consultant: Pat Thomas

Production Musical Supervisor: Jeffrey Huard; Conducted by Jeffrey Huard; Associate Conductor: David Holcenberg and Catherine Matejka; Concert Master: Yuval Waldman; Violin: Yuval Waldman, Joel Pitchon, Mara Milkis, Lesa Terry, Christopher Cardona, Nina Simon, Byong Kwak and Christina Sunnerstam; Viola: Susan Follari and Katherine Sinsabaugh; Cello: David Calhoun and Ellen Hassman; Bass: Jeffrey Levine; Flute / Piccolo: Brian Miller; Flute / Clarinet / Soprano Sax: Vincent DellaRocca; Clarinet: Paul Gallo; Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Alto Sax: Dale Kleps; Bassoon / Tenor Sax: George Morera; Oboe / English Horn: Marsha Heller; Trumpet: Bob Millikan and Richard Kelley; Tenor Trombone: Dan Levine; Tuba / Bass Trombone: Nathan Durham; French Horn: Katie Dennis and Jeffrey Scott; Drums: Hank Jaramillo; Percussion: Richard Fitz; Harp: Pattee Cohen; Banjo / Guitar: Scott Kuney; Piano: David Holcenberg; Musical Coordinator: John Monaco; Music Preparation: Donald Oliver, Evan Morris and Chelsea Music Services, Inc.

Special Effects by Gregory Meeh

Assistant to Mr. Prince: Ruth Mitchell; Dance Captain: Ron Gibbs; Assistant Dance Captain: Louise St. Cyr; General Press Representative: Mary Bryant; Livent Press Representatives (Canada): Norman Zagier and Dennis Kucherawy; Livent Resident Director: Anne Allan and Madeline Paul; Livent VP, Casting and Creative Development: Beth Russell; Livent Director of Casting and Creative Development: Arnold Mungioli; Advertising: LeDonne, Wilner, & Weiner, Inc.; Marketing Consultant: Margery Singer; Livent VP, Creative Affairs: Marty Bell


Opening Night Cast

Mark Jacoby Gaylord Ravenal  
Rebecca Luker Magnolia  
Lonette McKee Julie  
John McMartin Cap'n Andy  
Elaine Stritch Parthy Ann Hawks  
Michel Bell Joe   
Joel Blum Frank   
Gretha Boston Queenie   
Doug LaBrecque
Broadway debut 
Steve  
Dorothy Stanley Ellie   
Van Abrahams The Show Boat Ensemble  
Timothy Albrecht The Show Boat Ensemble  
Derin Altay The Show Boat Ensemble  
 "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Cymbals  
Tammy Amerson Kim  
Larissa Auble
Broadway debut 
Young Kim  
 Children  
Kevin Bagby The Show Boat Ensemble  
Hal Beasley The Show Boat Ensemble  
Timothy Robert Blevins The Show Boat Ensemble  
Kimberly Jean Brown Children  
David Bryant Pete  
 Drunk  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Joseph Cassidy
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
Joran Corneal
Broadway debut 
Children  
Roosevelt André Credit
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
Karen Curlee Dottie  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jack Dabdoub Vallon  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Debbie de Coudreaux The Show Boat Ensemble  
Nathan Durham "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Tuba  
Lorraine Foreman Landlady  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Paul Gallo "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Clarinet  
Jose Garcia The Show Boat Ensemble  
Ron Gibbs The Show Boat Ensemble  
Steve Girardi The Show Boat Ensemble  
Danielle Greaves
Broadway debut 
Ethel  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jeff Hairston The Show Boat Ensemble  
Lorna Hampson The Show Boat Ensemble  
Linda Hardwick The Show Boat Ensemble  
Pamela Harley
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
David Earl Hart Jeb  
Broadway debut The Show Boat Ensemble  
Richard L. Hobson The Show Boat Ensemble  
Edwin Hodge
Broadway debut 
Children  
Michel La Flèche
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
Dan Levine "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Trombone  
Karen Lifshey
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
Kim Lindsay The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jesse Means, II The Show Boat Ensemble  
Louise-Marie Mennier
Broadway debut 
Lottie  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Brian Miller "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Flute  
Kiri-Lyn Muir The Show Boat Ensemble  
Panchali Null The Show Boat Ensemble  
Mike O'Carroll Backwoodsman  
 Jim  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Imani Parks
Broadway debut 
Children  
Amy Jo Phillips The Show Boat Ensemble  
Catherine Pollard The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jimmy Rivers The Show Boat Ensemble  
Michael Scott Charlie  
 Radio Announcer  
 "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Bass Drum  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jill Slyter The Show Boat Ensemble  
Sheila Smith Mother Superior  
 Old Lady on the Levee  
Bob Walton Dealer  
 Jake  
 The Show Boat Ensemble  
 "Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Glockenspiel  
Laurie Walton The Show Boat Ensemble  
Cheryl Warfield The Show Boat Ensemble  
Jo Ann Hawkins White The Show Boat Ensemble  
Dathan B. Williams
Broadway debut 
The Show Boat Ensemble  
Ralph Williams Windy  
Gay Willis The Show Boat Ensemble  
Lonel Woods The Show Boat Ensemble  
Darlene B. Young The Show Boat Ensemble  


Standbys: Sheila Smith (Parthy Ann Hawks), André Solomon-Glover (Joe), Ralph Williams (Cap'n Andy).

Understudies: Derin Altay (Julie), Kimberly Jean Brown (Young Kim), Joseph Cassidy (Gaylord Ravenal), Karen Curlee (Ellie), Dennis Daniels (Charlie, Dealer, Jake, Jeb), David Dannehl (Backwoodsman, Charlie, Dealer, Drunk, Jake, Jeb, Jim, Pete, Vallon, Windy), Debbie de Coudreaux (Julie), Lorraine Foreman (Mother Superior, Old Lady on the Levee, Parthy Ann Hawks), Jose Garcia (Joe), Ron Gibbs (Frank), Steve Girardi (Frank), Pamela Harley (Queenie), David Earl Hart (Drunk, Pete, Steve, Windy), Richard L. Hobson (Joe), Tari Kelly (Dottie, Ellie, Lottie), Doug LaBrecque (Gaylord Ravenal), Karen Lifshey (Kim), Kim Lindsay (Magnolia), Kimberley Michaels (Ethel), Kiri-Lyn Muir (Kim), Panchali Null (Landlady, Mother Superior, Old Lady on the Levee), Mike O'Carroll (Cap'n Andy), Michael Scott (Backwoodsman, Jim, Steve, Vallon), Louise St. Cyr (Ethel), Bob Walton (Frank), Laurie Walton (Dottie, Lottie), Jo Ann Hawkins White (Queenie), Gay Willis (Magnolia).