Who Played Magnolia in Show Boat

Magnolia 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.

18 actors have played Magnolia in Show Boat.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Norma Terris	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Norma Terris	Broadway Show Boat	1932
Jan Clayton	Los Angeles Show Boat	1944
Jan Clayton	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Pamela Caveness	Broadway Show Boat	1948
Laurel Hurley	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Jacquelyn McKeever	US Tour Show Boat	1960
Jo Sullivan	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Barbara Cook	Broadway Showboat	1966
Dale Kristien	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Karen Culliver	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Sheryl Woods	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Janis Kelly	West End Show Boat	1990
Gay Willis	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Kim Lindsay	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Michelle Dawson	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Rebecca Luker	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Sarah Pfisterer	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Elena Shaddow	West End Show Boat	2006
Laura Osnes	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018

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

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