Who Played Magnolia in Show Boat

Magnolia is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Broadway in 1946.

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
Ata	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Backwoodsman	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Barker	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Bora	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Cap'n Andy	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Captain	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Captain Andy	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Child	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Dahomey Queen	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Dancer	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Dancers (Boys)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Dancers (Girls)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Dolly	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Doorman at Trocadero	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Drunk	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Ellie	Broadway Show Boat	1946
English	Broadway Show Boat	1946
English (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Ethel	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Fatima	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Frank	Broadway Show Boat	1946
French	Broadway Show Boat	1946
French (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Gaylord Ravenal	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Greek	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Greek (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Indian	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Indian (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Italian	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Italian (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Jake	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Jeb	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Jim	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Jimmy Craig	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Joe	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Julie	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Kim (child)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Kim (in her twenties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Landlady	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Lottie	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Magnolia	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Mala	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Man with guitar	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Mother Superior	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Old Lady on Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Old Lady on the Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Old Sport	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Parthy Ann Hawks	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Pete	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Queenie	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Rubber Face	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Russian	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Russian (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Sal	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Sally	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Sam	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Scotch	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Scotch (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Singer	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Singers (Boys)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Singers (Girls)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Sister	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Spanish	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Spanish (Congress of Beauties)	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Steve	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Strong Woman	Broadway Show Boat	1946
The Show Boat Ensemble	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Vallon	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Windy	Broadway Show Boat	1946

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