Who Played Queenie in Showboat

Queenie is a role in Showboat, a musical that opened Broadway in 1966.

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 Showboat.

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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 Showboat

Role	Production	Opened
A Girl	Broadway Showboat	1966
A Man	Broadway Showboat	1966
Backwoodsman	Broadway Showboat	1966
Captain Andy	Broadway Showboat	1966
Child	Broadway Showboat	1966
Congress of Beauties	Broadway Showboat	1966
Dolly	Broadway Showboat	1966
Doorman	Broadway Showboat	1966
Drunk	Broadway Showboat	1966
Ellie	Broadway Showboat	1966
Ethel	Broadway Showboat	1966
Fatima	Broadway Showboat	1966
Female Dancer	Broadway Showboat	1966
Female Singer	Broadway Showboat	1966
First Barker	Broadway Showboat	1966
Frank	Broadway Showboat	1966
Gaylord Ravenal	Broadway Showboat	1966
Jeb	Broadway Showboat	1966
Joe	Broadway Showboat	1966
Julie	Broadway Showboat	1966
Kim	Broadway Showboat	1966
Landlady	Broadway Showboat	1966
Lottie	Broadway Showboat	1966
Magnolia	Broadway Showboat	1966
Maisie	Broadway Showboat	1966
Male Dancer	Broadway Showboat	1966
Male Singer	Broadway Showboat	1966
Man with Guitar	Broadway Showboat	1966
Mother Superior	Broadway Showboat	1966
Old Lady on Levee	Broadway Showboat	1966
Parthy Ann Hawks	Broadway Showboat	1966
Pete	Broadway Showboat	1966
Queenie	Broadway Showboat	1966
Rubber Face	Broadway Showboat	1966
Sally	Broadway Showboat	1966
Second Barker	Broadway Showboat	1966
Sister	Broadway Showboat	1966
Steve	Broadway Showboat	1966
Strong Woman	Broadway Showboat	1966
Third Barker	Broadway Showboat	1966
Vallon	Broadway Showboat	1966
Windy	Broadway Showboat	1966

“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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