Who Played Jim in Show Boat

Jim is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Off-Broadway in 1961.

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.

12 actors have played Jim in Show Boat.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Jack Daley	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Ted Daniels	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Jack Daley	Broadway Show Boat	1932
Jack Daley	Los Angeles Show Boat	1944
Jack Daley	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Seldon Bennett	Broadway Show Boat	1948
Boris Aplon	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Michael Pollock	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Irwin Charone	US Tour Show Boat	1960
Henry Lawrence	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jacob Mark Hopkin	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Lewis White	Broadway Show Boat	1983
David Dannehl	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Michael Scott	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Mike O'Carroll	Broadway Show Boat	1994

Other Roles in Show Boat

Role	Production	Opened
Al	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Backwoodsman	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Barker	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Captain Andy	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Charley	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Dancer	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Dolly	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Dottie	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Ellie	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Ethel	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Frank	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Gaylord Ravenal	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Headwaiter	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jake	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jeb	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jim	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Joe	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jubilee Dancer	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Jubilee Singer	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Julie	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Kim (as a child)	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Kim (in her twenties)	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Landlady	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Magnolia	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Man with Guitar	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Mazie	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Miss Parkington	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Mother Superior	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Old Lady on Levee	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Old Sport	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Parthy Ann Hawks	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Pete	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Pianist	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Queenie	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Rubber Face	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Sheriff Ike Vallon	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Singer	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Steve	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Windy McLain	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961

“Jim” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
The Railway Children	West End	2015
Big River	Broadway	2003
The Weir	Broadway	1999
Pump Boys and Dinettes	Broadway	1982
Bubbling Brown Sugar	Broadway	1976
Porgy and Bess	Broadway	1935
Diamond Lil	Broadway	1928

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