Who Played Queenie in Show Boat

Queenie 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 Queenie in Show Boat.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Aunt Jemima	Broadway Show Boat	1927
Tess Gardella	Broadway Show Boat	1932
Helen Dowdy	Los Angeles Show Boat	1944
Helen Dowdy	Broadway Show Boat	1946
Helen Dowdy	Broadway Show Boat	1948
Betty Allen	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Helen Phillips	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Helen Phillips	Broadway Show Boat	1954
Virginia Capers	US Tour Show Boat	1960
Carol Brice	Off-Broadway Show Boat	1961
Rosetta LeNoire	Broadway Showboat	1966
Karla Burns	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Vanessa Ayers	Broadway Show Boat	1983
Ellia English	Milburn, NJ (Regional) Show Boat	1989
Karla Burns	West End Show Boat	1990
Amy Jo Phillips	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Gretha Boston	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Jo Ann Hawkins White	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Pamela Harley	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Gretha Boston	West End Show Boat	1998
Angela Simpson	West End Show Boat	2006
Sandra Marvin	West End Show Boat	2016
NaTasha Yvette Williams	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

“Queenie” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
The Wild Party	Off-Broadway	2026
The Wild Party	Off-Broadway	2000
Fortune and Men's Eyes	Off-Broadway	1987

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