Who Played Queenie in Show Boat

Queenie is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Broadway in 1994.

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
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Bass Drum	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Clarinet	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Cymbals	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Flute	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Glockenspiel	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Trombone	Broadway Show Boat	1994
"Band on The Cotton Blossom" - Tuba	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Backwoodsman	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Balcony Soloist	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Cap'n Andy	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Charlie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Children	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Dealer	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Dottie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Drunk	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Ellie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Ensemble	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Ethel	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Fan on the Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Frank	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Gaylord Ravenal	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Jake	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Jeb	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Jim	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Joe	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Julie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Landlady	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Lottie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Magnolia	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Mother Superior	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Old Lady on the Levee	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Parthy Ann Hawks	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Performer	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Pete	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Queenie	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Radio Announcer	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Steve	Broadway Show Boat	1994
The Show Boat Ensemble	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Vallon	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Windy	Broadway Show Boat	1994
Young Kim	Broadway Show Boat	1994

“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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