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Show Boat
Musical
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 24, 1983
Closing Date
Jun 26, 1983
1st Preview
Apr 19, 1983
1st Preview
Apr 19, 1983
Previews
5
Performances
73
Musical
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 24, 1983
Close Date: Jun 26, 1983
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Uris Theatre
(Apr 24, 1983 - Jun 04, 1983)
Gershwin Theatre
(Jun 05, 1983 - Jun 26, 1983)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
1887-1927. On the Mississippi River, Natchez, Chicago.
Comments
The Uris Theatre was renamed the Gershwin Theatre on June 5, 1983, during the run of this production.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
and
Gerald Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
and
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Originally produced by
The Houston Grand Opera
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Based on the novel "Show Boat" by
Edna Ferber
; Musical Director:
John DeMain
; Lyric for "Bill" by
P. G. Wodehouse
Directed by
Michael Kahn
; Choreographed by
Dorothy Danner
Scenic Design by
Herbert Senn
and
Helen Pond
; Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis
; Lighting Design by
Thomas Skelton
; Sound Design by
Richard Fitzgerald
Executive Producer:
Robert A. Buckley
and
Douglas Urbanski
; General Manager:
Buckley & Urbanski
; Company Manager:
Martin Cohen
Production Stage Manager:
Warren Crane
; Stage Manager:
Amy Pell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fred Tyson
Conducted by
Jack Everly
; Assistant Conductor:
Michael Battistelli
Casting:
Hughes / Moss Casting
; General Press Representative:
Marilynn LeVine Public Relations
; Historical Advisor:
Miles Kreuger
; Dance Captain:
Joanna Beck
; Fight direction by
Conal O'Brien
; Dialogue Coach:
Timothy Monich
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Lonette McKee
Julie
Donald O'Connor
Cap'n Andy
Ron Raines
Gaylord Ravenal
Sheryl Woods
Broadway debut
Magnolia
Karla Burns
Broadway debut
Queenie
Avril Gentles
Parthy Ann Hawks
Bruce Hubbard
Joe
Paul Keith
Broadway debut
Frank
Paige O'Hara
Broadway debut
Ellie
Vanessa Ayers
Ensemble
Joanna Beck
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Charlie
Ensemble
Karen Culliver
Kim
Ensemble
Michael-Pierre Dean
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Richard Dix
Windy
Hal Douglas
Radio Announcer
Kim Fairchild
Ensemble
Merwin Foard
Ensemble
Cheryl Freeman
Ensemble
Joe Garcia
Ensemble
James Gedge
Jeb
Barker
Ensemble
Michael Gray
Ensemble
Larry Hansen
Old Sport
Young Man with Guitar
Ensemble
Randy Hansen
Mahoney
Barker
Jake
Ensemble
Jacob Mark Hopkin
Vallon
Jim
Ensemble
Lynda Karen
La Belle Fatima
Ensemble
Dale Kristien
Dolly
Ensemble
Glenn Martin
Pete
Ensemble
Linda Milani
Mother Superior
Ensemble
Randy Morgan
Ensemble
Gloria Parker
Lottie
Ensemble
Tracy Paul
Young Kim
Dennis Perren
Ensemble
Leonard Piggee
Ensemble
Veronica Rhodes
Ensemble
Mary Rocco
Landlady
Old Lady on the Levee
Ensemble
Alton Spencer
Ensemble
Wayne Turnage
Steve
Robert Vincent
Ensemble
Molly Wassermann
Ensemble
Lewis White
Backwoodsman
Barker
Ensemble
Carrie Wilder
Ensemble
Wardell Woodard
Ensemble
Swings:
Ed Battle
,
Tom Garrett
,
Suzanne Ishee
and
Jeane July
Standby:
Lizabeth Pritchett
(Parthy Ann Hawks)
Understudies:
Vanessa Ayers
(Queenie),
Joanna Beck
(Dolly),
P.L. Brown
(Joe),
Karen Culliver
(Magnolia, Young Kim),
Richard Dix
(Cap'n Andy),
Kim Fairchild
(Mother Superior),
Tom Garrett
(Jeb, Barker, Young Man with Guitar, Old Sport),
James Gedge
(Backwoodsman, Jake),
Larry Hansen
(Frank, Mahoney),
Suzanne Ishee
(Lottie, Kim),
Jeane July
(La Belle Fatima),
Dale Kristien
(Magnolia),
Linda Milani
(Old Lady on the Levee, Landlady),
Gloria Parker
(Julie),
Dennis Perren
(Charlie),
Wayne Turnage
(Gaylord Ravenal),
Robert Vincent
(Steve, Pete),
Lewis White
(Windy, Vallon, Jim) and
Carrie Wilder
(Ellie)
Songs
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
Show Boat Ballyhoo
Cap'n Andy, Show Boat Troupe and Townspeople
Only Make Believe
Gaylord Ravenal and Magnolia
Ol' Man River
Joe and Steve
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe and Quartet
I Might Fall Back on You
Ellie and Frank
Queenie's Ballyhoo
Queenie, Cap'n Andy and Ensemble
Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Ellie and Ensemble
You Are Love
Magnolia and Gaylord Ravenal
Cakewalk and Finale
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
At the Fair
Sightseers, Barkers and Ushers
Why Do I Love You?
Magnolia, Gaylord Ravenal and Ensemble
Bill
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
P. G. Wodehouse
and
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Julie
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
(Reprise)
Magnolia
Only 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
Magnolia
You Are Love
(Reprise)
Gaylord Ravenal
Ol' Man River
Joe
Finale
Entire Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Lonette McKee
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Karla Burns
Best Direction of a Musical
1983 Nominee
Directed by
Michael Kahn
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Bruce Hubbard
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1983 Winner
Karla Burns
Statistics
Season:
1983-84
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Show Boat Statistics
1983-84 Season
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
and
Gerald Oestreicher
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
and
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Originally produced by
The Houston Grand Opera
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Based on the novel "Show Boat" by
Edna Ferber
; Musical Director:
John DeMain
; Lyric for "Bill" by
P. G. Wodehouse
Directed by
Michael Kahn
; Choreographed by
Dorothy Danner
Scenic Design by
Herbert Senn
and
Helen Pond
; Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis
; Lighting Design by
Thomas Skelton
; Sound Design by
Richard Fitzgerald
Executive Producer:
Robert A. Buckley
and
Douglas Urbanski
; General Manager:
Buckley & Urbanski
; Company Manager:
Martin Cohen
Production Stage Manager:
Warren Crane
; Stage Manager:
Amy Pell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fred Tyson
Conducted by
Jack Everly
; Assistant Conductor:
Michael Battistelli
Casting:
Hughes / Moss Casting
; General Press Representative:
Marilynn LeVine Public Relations
; Historical Advisor:
Miles Kreuger
; Dance Captain:
Joanna Beck
; Fight direction by
Conal O'Brien
; Dialogue Coach:
Timothy Monich
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Lonette McKee
Julie
Donald O'Connor
Cap'n Andy
Ron Raines
Gaylord Ravenal
Sheryl Woods
Broadway debut
Magnolia
Karla Burns
Broadway debut
Queenie
Avril Gentles
Parthy Ann Hawks
Bruce Hubbard
Joe
Paul Keith
Broadway debut
Frank
Paige O'Hara
Broadway debut
Ellie
Vanessa Ayers
Ensemble
Joanna Beck
Ensemble
P.L. Brown
Charlie
Ensemble
Karen Culliver
Kim
Ensemble
Michael-Pierre Dean
Ensemble
Olivia Detante
Ensemble
Richard Dix
Windy
Hal Douglas
Radio Announcer
Kim Fairchild
Ensemble
Merwin Foard
Ensemble
Cheryl Freeman
Ensemble
Joe Garcia
Ensemble
James Gedge
Jeb
Barker
Ensemble
Michael Gray
Ensemble
Larry Hansen
Old Sport
Young Man with Guitar
Ensemble
Randy Hansen
Mahoney
Barker
Jake
Ensemble
Jacob Mark Hopkin
Vallon
Jim
Ensemble
Lynda Karen
La Belle Fatima
Ensemble
Dale Kristien
Dolly
Ensemble
Glenn Martin
Pete
Ensemble
Linda Milani
Mother Superior
Ensemble
Randy Morgan
Ensemble
Gloria Parker
Lottie
Ensemble
Tracy Paul
Young Kim
Dennis Perren
Ensemble
Leonard Piggee
Ensemble
Veronica Rhodes
Ensemble
Mary Rocco
Landlady
Old Lady on the Levee
Ensemble
Alton Spencer
Ensemble
Wayne Turnage
Steve
Robert Vincent
Ensemble
Molly Wassermann
Ensemble
Lewis White
Backwoodsman
Barker
Ensemble
Carrie Wilder
Ensemble
Wardell Woodard
Ensemble
Swings:
Ed Battle
,
Tom Garrett
,
Suzanne Ishee
and
Jeane July
Standby:
Lizabeth Pritchett
(Parthy Ann Hawks)
Understudies:
Vanessa Ayers
(Queenie),
Joanna Beck
(Dolly),
P.L. Brown
(Joe),
Karen Culliver
(Magnolia, Young Kim),
Richard Dix
(Cap'n Andy),
Kim Fairchild
(Mother Superior),
Tom Garrett
(Jeb, Barker, Young Man with Guitar, Old Sport),
James Gedge
(Backwoodsman, Jake),
Larry Hansen
(Frank, Mahoney),
Suzanne Ishee
(Lottie, Kim),
Jeane July
(La Belle Fatima),
Dale Kristien
(Magnolia),
Linda Milani
(Old Lady on the Levee, Landlady),
Gloria Parker
(Julie),
Dennis Perren
(Charlie),
Wayne Turnage
(Gaylord Ravenal),
Robert Vincent
(Steve, Pete),
Lewis White
(Windy, Vallon, Jim) and
Carrie Wilder
(Ellie)
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
Show Boat Ballyhoo
Cap'n Andy, Show Boat Troupe and Townspeople
Only Make Believe
Gaylord Ravenal and Magnolia
Ol' Man River
Joe and Steve
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Julie, Queenie, Magnolia, Joe and Quartet
I Might Fall Back on You
Ellie and Frank
Queenie's Ballyhoo
Queenie, Cap'n Andy and Ensemble
Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Ellie and Ensemble
You Are Love
Magnolia and Gaylord Ravenal
Cakewalk and Finale
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
At the Fair
Sightseers, Barkers and Ushers
Why Do I Love You?
Magnolia, Gaylord Ravenal and Ensemble
Bill
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
P. G. Wodehouse
and
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Julie
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
(Reprise)
Magnolia
Only 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
Magnolia
You Are Love
(Reprise)
Gaylord Ravenal
Ol' Man River
Joe
Finale
Entire Company
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Lonette McKee
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Karla Burns
Best Direction of a Musical
1983 Nominee
Directed by
Michael Kahn
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Bruce Hubbard
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1983 Winner
Karla Burns
Season:
1983-84
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Show Boat Statistics
1983-84 Season
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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