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Show Boat

Classic musical. Magnolia Hawks falls for a gambler when he joins their riverboat troupe. Songs include Ol' Man River and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man.

Classic musical set in 1880s America. When the show boat Cotton Blossom arrives in a Mississippi town, all the townsfolk rush out to see them. Julie, the daughter of the boat's captain, falls in love with a charming gambler, but their relationship is disapproved of in the racially segregated deep south.

Musical based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's stage musical and Edna Ferber's controversial novel.

1 hour, 43 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 Dec 201619:00

Music Played

  • Jerome Kern

    Cotton Blossom

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.
  • Jerome Kern

    Where's the Mate For Me?

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel.
  • Jerome Kern

    Make Believe

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel. Performer: Kathryn Grayson.
  • Jerome Kern

    Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Ava Gardner. Performer: Annette Warren.
  • Jerome Kern

    I Might Fall Back on You

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Marge Champion. Performer: Gower Champion.
  • Jerome Kern

    Ol' Man River

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: William Warfield.
  • Jerome Kern

    Make Believe

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.
  • Jerome Kern

    You Are Love

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. Performer: Howard Keel.
  • Jerome Kern

    Why Do I Love You?

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson. Performer: Howard Keel.
  • Jerome Kern

    Bill

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyricist: P.G. Wodehouse. Performer: Ava Gardner. Performer: Annette Warren.
  • Jerome Kern

    Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Kathryn Grayson.
  • Jerome Kern

    Life upon the Wicked Stage

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Marge Champion. Performer: Gower Champion.
  • Charles Harris

    After the Ball

    Performer: Kathryn Grayson.
  • Robert Burns

    Auld Lang Syne

  • Jerome Kern

    Cakewalk

  • Jerome Kern

    Make Believe

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Howard Keel.
  • Jerome Kern

    Ol' Man River

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: William Warfield.

Credits

RoleContributor
Magnolia HawksKathryn Grayson
Julie LaVerneAva Gardner
Gaylord RavenalHoward Keel
Captain Andy HawksJoe E Brown
Ellie May ShipleyMarge Champion
Frank SchultzGower Champion
Steven BakerRobert Sterling
Parthy HawksAgnes Moorehead
PeteLeif Erickson
JoeWilliam Warfield
DirectorGeorge Sidney
ProducerArthur Freed

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