MusicalDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 05, 1946
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1947
Performances
418
MusicalDramaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Jan 05, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)

Description
A musical in two acts

Setting
Natchez, on the Mississippi River, on the Cotton Blossom, and Chicago. 1887-1927.

Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics for "Bill" by P. G. Wodehouse; Music and lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard; Music and lyrics for "After the Ball" by Charles K. Harris; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the novel by Edna Ferber; Musical Director: Edwin McArthur; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett
Staged by Hassard Short; Choreographed by Helen Tamiris; Book directed by Oscar Hammerstein II
Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Assistant to Howard Bay: Steven Tichacek; Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Anna Hill Johnstone
General Manager: Robert Milford
General Stage Director: Reginald Hammerstein; Stage Manager: William Hammerstein; Assistant Stage Mgr: William Torpey and Paul Shiers
Choral Director: Pembroke Davenport; Associate Choral Dir: Will Vodery; Orchestra Manager: Morris Stonzek
Dance Captain: Paula Kaye; General Press Representative: Michel Mok; Press Representative: Mary Ward; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Assistant to Oscar Hammerstein: Leighton K. Brill; Assistant to Hassard Short: William Strahlman; Assistant to Helen Tamiris: Daniel Nagrin
Steve
Child
Singer
 
Dancer
English
 
Dancer
 
Dancer
 
Dancer
Man with guitar
Singer
Singer
Julie
Singer
Italian
 
Dancer
Magnolia
Jan 05, 1946 - Apr 06, 1946
 
Kim
Singer
Singer
Dancer
Queenie
Spanish
 
Dancer
Cap'n Andy
Frank
Landlady
Backwoodsman
Gaylord Ravenal
 
Singer
 
Dancer
Singer
The Show Boat Ensemble
Singer
 
Barker
Singer
Child
Sister
Dancer
Singer
Strong Woman
 
Dancer
Greek
 
Dancer
Scotch
 
Dancer
Lottie
Singer
Dancer
Child
Russian
 
Dancer
Kim (child)
Rubber Face
Mother Superior
 
Dancer
 
Singer
Singer
Singer
Windy
Singer
Dancer
Dancer
Parthy Ann Hawks
 
Dahomey Queen
Child
Singer
Fatima
Dancer
Singer
Singer
 
Drunk
Old Lady on the Levee
Doorman at Trocadero
 
Singer
Singer
 
Dancer
Jimmy Craig
Dancer
 
Singer
Dancer
Old Sport
Singer
Singer
Dancer
Dancer
Singer
Understudy: Nancy Kenyon (Magnolia)

Ziegfeld Theatre (Jan 05, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)

Cast

Dancer
Child
Magnolia
Apr 08, 1946 - ?
Child
Greek
 
Dancer
Singer
Singer
Singer
Dancer
Magnolia
Singer
music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Cotton Blossom
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Oscar Hammerstein II)
Ensemble
Make Believe
Gaylord Ravenal and Magnolia
Ol' Man River
Joe and Stevedores
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe and Quartette
Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Ellie and Ensemble
Queenie's Ballyhoo
Queenie and Ensemble
You Are Love
Magnolia and Gaylord Ravenal
Act 2
Sung By
The Wedding Celebration
Sightseers, Barkers and Ushers
Why Do I Love You?
Magnolia, Gaylord Ravenal and Ensemble
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Reprise)
Magnolia
Make Believe (Reprise)
Gaylord Ravenal
Goodbye, My Lady Love
(music by Joseph E. Howard; lyrics by Joseph E. Howard and Joseph E. Howard)
Frank and Ellie
After the Ball
(music by Charles K. Harris; lyrics by Charles K. Harris and Charles K. Harris)
Magnolia
Ol' Man River (Reprise)
Joe
You Are Love (Reprise)
Gaylord Ravenal
Act Two Finale
Ensemble
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