Who Played Queenie in Show Boat

Queenie is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Regional (US) in 2018.

Considered by many historians to be the first modern musical, "Show Boat" was groundbreaking when it first premiered in 1927. The timelessly romantic musical tale follows the lives of three generations born on the Cotton Blossom as it sails the Mississippi River from the 1880s to 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	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Ellie	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Ensemble	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Frank	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Gaylord Ravenal	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Joe	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Julie	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Kim	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Magnolia	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Old Lady on the Levee	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Parthy	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018
Queenie	Regional (US) Show Boat	2018

“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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