Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber.
An epic musical revealing life behind the scenes on a show boat. Magnolia falls in love with Gaylord, a river gambler, and leaves her father’s show boat to marry him in the 1880s. Years of heartbreak return her to the show boat in the 1920s.
| 1927 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1928 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1932 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
| 1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
| 1946 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1948 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
| 1954 | Broadway |
New York City Opera Production Broadway |
| 1954 | Off-Broadway |
Return Engagement [NYCO Revival] Off-Broadway |
| 1959 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1960 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 1961 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1966 | Broadway |
Lincoln Center Revival Broadway |
| 1971 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1990 | West End |
Royal Shakespeare Company Revival West End |
| 1994 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1998 | Australia |
Australian Production Australia |
| 1998 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2000 | US Tour |
NETWorks Productions US Tour US Tour |
| 2006 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2016 | West End |
West End Revival Production West End |
| 2018 | Regional (US) |
World-premiere Concert Adaptation Regional (US) |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Director - Musical | Harold Prince |
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Revival - Musical | 0 |
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design | 0 |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Susan Stroman |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michel Bell |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michel Bell |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Joel Blum |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Mark Jacoby |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | John McMartin |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gretha Boston |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rebecca Luker |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Livent (U.S.) Inc |
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