Who Played Jim in Show Boat

Jim is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Broadway in 1983.

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
Backwoodsman	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Barker	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Cap'n Andy	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Captain Andy	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Charlie	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Dolly	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Ellie	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Ensemble	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Frank	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Gaylord Ravenal	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Jake	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Jeb	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Jim	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Joe	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Julie	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1983
La Belle Fatima	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Landlady	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Lottie	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Magnolia	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Mahoney	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Men (Chorus)	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Mother Superior	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Old Lady on Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Old Lady on the Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Old Sport	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Older Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Parthy Ann Hawks	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Performer	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Pete	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Queenie	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Radio Announcer	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Radio Announcer's Voice	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Steve	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Vallon	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Windy	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Women (Chorus)	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Young Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Young Man with Guitar	Broadway Show Boat	1983

“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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