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Show Boat
Musical
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
May 05, 1954
Closing Date
May 16, 1954
Performances
15
Musical
Drama
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Open Date: May 05, 1954
Close Date: May 16, 1954
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(May 05, 1954 - May 16, 1954)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Natchez, on the Mississippi River, on the Cotton Blossom, and Chicago. 1887-1927.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company
Based on the novel by:
Edna Ferber
; Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Musical Director:
Julius Rudel
Staged by
William Hammerstein
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
John Boyt
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Hans Sondheimer
Assistant to the Director:
Michael Shurtleff
Boris Aplon
Pete
Jim
Benjamin Bajorek
Ensemble
Ann Barry
Fatima
Marilyn Bladd
Lottie
Ensemble
Helena Bliss
Julie
Adelaide Boatner
Ensemble
Eugene S. Brice
Ensemble
Ginger Brooks
Child
Doryce Brown
Ensemble
Walter P. Brown
Ensemble
Joanne Budill
Ensemble
Georgianna Catal
Child
Claudia Crawford
Child
Joseph Crawford
Ensemble
Dale Dennard
Child
Diana Drake
Ellie
Donn Driver
Frank
Dawin Emanuel
Ensemble
Rina Falcone
Ensemble
John Fleming
Ensemble
Sarah Floyd
Landlady
Old Lady on the Levee
Barbara Ford
Nun
Ensemble
Mareda Gaither
Ensemble
Robert Gallagher
Steve
Marjorie Gateson
Parthy Ann Hawks
Ellen Gleason
Mother Superior
Ensemble
Russell Goodwin
Ensemble
Leonard Grinnage
Child
Louise Hawthorne
Ensemble
Lawrence Haynes
Vallon
Jeb
Laurel Hurley
Magnolia
Burl Ives
Cap'n Andy
Ida Johnson
Ensemble
Charles Kuestner
Barker
Man with guitar
Drunk
Ensemble
Milton Lyon
Jake
James Martindale
Ensemble
Sheila Mathews
Ensemble
William McDaniel
Ensemble
DeAnn Mears
Ensemble
Roland Miles
Sport
Ensemble
Meri Miller
Strong Woman
Dorothy Mirr
Dolly
Ensemble
John Neilsen
Ensemble
Arthur Newman
Windy
Backwoodsman
Adele Newton
Kim (child)
Joan Nickel
Child
Helen Phillips
Queenie
Benjamin Plotkin
Ensemble
Madeline Porter
Ensemble
Thomas R. Powell
Rubber Face
Barker
William W. Reynolds
Ensemble
Robert Rounseville
Gaylord Ravenal
Gloria Sacks
Sally
Ensemble
Bonnie Sawyer
Child
Peg Shirley
Ensemble
Bill Smith
Doorman at Trocadero
Barbara Sohmers
Ensemble
Christine Spencer
Ensemble
William Starling
Ensemble
Joseph Tanner
Ensemble
Frederick Thomas
Ensemble
Greta Thormsen
Kim
Ensemble
DeLoyd Tibbs
Ensemble
Rodester Timmons
Ensemble
Clyde Turner
Ensemble
Rose Virga
Ensemble
Lawrence Winters
Joe
Gloria Wynder
Ethel
Ensemble
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company
Based on the novel by:
Edna Ferber
; Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Musical Director:
Julius Rudel
Staged by
William Hammerstein
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
John Boyt
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Hans Sondheimer
Assistant to the Director:
Michael Shurtleff
Boris Aplon
Pete
Jim
Benjamin Bajorek
Ensemble
Ann Barry
Fatima
Marilyn Bladd
Lottie
Ensemble
Helena Bliss
Julie
Adelaide Boatner
Ensemble
Eugene S. Brice
Ensemble
Ginger Brooks
Child
Doryce Brown
Ensemble
Walter P. Brown
Ensemble
Joanne Budill
Ensemble
Georgianna Catal
Child
Claudia Crawford
Child
Joseph Crawford
Ensemble
Dale Dennard
Child
Diana Drake
Ellie
Donn Driver
Frank
Dawin Emanuel
Ensemble
Rina Falcone
Ensemble
John Fleming
Ensemble
Sarah Floyd
Landlady
Old Lady on the Levee
Barbara Ford
Nun
Ensemble
Mareda Gaither
Ensemble
Robert Gallagher
Steve
Marjorie Gateson
Parthy Ann Hawks
Ellen Gleason
Mother Superior
Ensemble
Russell Goodwin
Ensemble
Leonard Grinnage
Child
Louise Hawthorne
Ensemble
Lawrence Haynes
Vallon
Jeb
Laurel Hurley
Magnolia
Burl Ives
Cap'n Andy
Ida Johnson
Ensemble
Charles Kuestner
Barker
Man with guitar
Drunk
Ensemble
Milton Lyon
Jake
James Martindale
Ensemble
Sheila Mathews
Ensemble
William McDaniel
Ensemble
DeAnn Mears
Ensemble
Roland Miles
Sport
Ensemble
Meri Miller
Strong Woman
Dorothy Mirr
Dolly
Ensemble
John Neilsen
Ensemble
Arthur Newman
Windy
Backwoodsman
Adele Newton
Kim (child)
Joan Nickel
Child
Helen Phillips
Queenie
Benjamin Plotkin
Ensemble
Madeline Porter
Ensemble
Thomas R. Powell
Rubber Face
Barker
William W. Reynolds
Ensemble
Robert Rounseville
Gaylord Ravenal
Gloria Sacks
Sally
Ensemble
Bonnie Sawyer
Child
Peg Shirley
Ensemble
Bill Smith
Doorman at Trocadero
Barbara Sohmers
Ensemble
Christine Spencer
Ensemble
William Starling
Ensemble
Joseph Tanner
Ensemble
Frederick Thomas
Ensemble
Greta Thormsen
Kim
Ensemble
DeLoyd Tibbs
Ensemble
Rodester Timmons
Ensemble
Clyde Turner
Ensemble
Rose Virga
Ensemble
Lawrence Winters
Joe
Gloria Wynder
Ethel
Ensemble
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