Who Played Jake in Show Boat

Jake is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened West End in 2006.

Based on the novel <i>Show Boat</i> by Edna Ferber.<p>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.

14 actors have played Jake in Show Boat.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Robert Faricy	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Robert Farley	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Robert Faricy	Broadway Show Boat	1932
Max Showalter	Los Angeles Show Boat	1944
Max Showalter	Broadway Show Boat	1946
King Brill	Broadway Show Boat	1948
Milton Lyon	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Dick Hilleary	US Tour Show Boat	1960
William Coppola	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
James Gedge	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Randy Hansen	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Randy Hansen (i)	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Bob Walton	Broadway Show Boat	1994
David Dannehl	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Dennis Daniels	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Seann Alderking	West End Show Boat	2006

Other Roles in Show Boat

Role	Production	Opened
Captain Andy	West End Show Boat	2006
Ellie	West End Show Boat	2006
Frank	West End Show Boat	2006
Gaylord Ravenal	West End Show Boat	2006
Jake	West End Show Boat	2006
Joe	West End Show Boat	2006
Julie	West End Show Boat	2006
Landlady	West End Show Boat	2006
Magnolia	West End Show Boat	2006
Mother Superior	West End Show Boat	2006
Parthy Ann Hawkes	West End Show Boat	2006
Pete/Backwoodsman	West End Show Boat	2006
Queenie	West End Show Boat	2006
Sheriff Vallon/Radio Man	West End Show Boat	2006
Steve	West End Show Boat	2006
Windy	West End Show Boat	2006

“Jake” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Freckleface Strawberry The Musical	Off-Broadway	2010
Evil Dead: The Musical	Off-Broadway	2006
Side Show	Broadway	1997
A Lie of the Mind	Off-Broadway	1985
Oklahoma!	West End	1980
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road	Off-Broadway	1978
The Threepenny Opera	Broadway	1966
The Most Happy Fella	Broadway	1956
Porgy and Bess	Broadway	1935

Photos from Show Boat

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Photo Flash: First Look at Deaf Actor John McGinty, Lesli Margherita, Mark Jacoby and More in HUNCHBACK at Music Circus

First PRINCE OF BROADWAY Songs Revealed, Plus Rehearsal Snapshots

Photo Coverage: Remembering Julie Wilson

Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell - Remembering The Stars We Lost in 2014

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at The Met's THE MAGIC FLUTE, Directed by Julie Taymor

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