Show Boat Revival
Ages: 6+
Closing: January 05, 1997Show Boat - 1994 Broadway History , Info & More
Gershwin Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 51st St. New York, NY
Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber.
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.
Show Boat History
Other Productions of Show Boat
| 1927 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1928 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1932 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
| 1944 | Los Angeles |
LACLO Production Los Angeles |
| 1946 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1948 | Broadway |
Return Engagement [Broadway] Broadway |
| 1954 | Broadway |
New York City Opera Production Broadway |
| 1954 | Off-Broadway |
Return Engagement [NYCO Revival] Off-Broadway |
| 1959 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1960 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 1961 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1966 | Broadway |
Lincoln Center Revival Broadway |
| 1971 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1990 | West End |
Royal Shakespeare Company Revival West End |
| 1994 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1998 | Australia |
Australian Production Australia |
| 1998 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2000 | US Tour |
NETWorks Productions US Tour US Tour |
| 2006 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2016 | West End |
West End Revival Production West End |
| 2018 | Regional (US) |
World-premiere Concert Adaptation Regional (US) |
Show Boat - 1994 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Director - Musical | Harold Prince |
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Revival - Musical | 0 |
| 1995 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design | 0 |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Susan Stroman |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michel Bell |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Michel Bell |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Joel Blum |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Mark Jacoby |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | John McMartin |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gretha Boston |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rebecca Luker |
| 1995 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Livent (U.S.) Inc |
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