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Spanning the years from 1880 to 1927, the epic narrative concerns the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk and their lifelong friends on the Mississippi, in Chicago and on Broadway.
Show Boat Stage Synopsis. Stills from the 1927 Original Broadway Production. ACT ONE. On a levee on the Mississippi River in the late 1880s, workers load cotton bales while townspeople crowd around a showboat (“ Cotton Blossom ”).
Show Boat. Jump to Edit. Summaries. The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour. The "Cotton Blossom," owned by the Hawks family, is the show boat everyone goes to for great musical entertainment down south.
Show Boat. Premier: December 27, 1927. Theater: Ziegfeld Theater. Music by: Jerome Kern. Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by: Oscar Hammerstein II, based on SHOW BOAT by Edna Ferber....
By Masi Asare and Todd Decker. Stills from the 1936 Film. SHOW BOAT is a musical play about reinvention, the irrepressible spirit of showbiz people, and what we make of the endless passage of time —time that flows on like a mighty river.
647. It's an Oscar-nominated musical look at the lives and loves of a show boat theater troupe aboard an old-fashioned Mississippi riverboat. Featuring all-American classic songs by Oscar...
Show Boat (1936) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Riverboat entertainers find love, laughs and hardships as they sail along "Old Man River." Cast & Crew. Read More. James Whale. Director. Irene Dunne. Magnolia. Charles Winninger.
