Show Boat Revival
Ages: 6+
Closing: September 22, 1990Show Boat - 1990 West End History , Info & More
London Palladium
8 Argyll St, Soho London
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.
Show Boat History
Other Productions of Show Boat
| 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) |
Show Boat - 1990 West End Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Olivier Awards | Best Director of a Musical | Ian Judge |
| 1991 | Olivier Awards | Best Musical Revival | Jerome Kern |
| 1991 | Olivier Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a Musical | Karla Burns |
| 1991 | Olivier Awards | Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical | Bruce Hubbard |
| 1991 | Olivier Awards | Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical | Sally Burgess |
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