Show Boat
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Show Boat is a landmark American musical, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, that broke new ground by integrating serious themes and complex characters into its storytelling.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Show Boat (1936 film) | 2 |
| Show Boat (1927 musical) | 1 |
| Show Boat (1929 film) | 1 |
| Show Boat (1951 film) | 1 |
| Show Boat (1994 revival) | 1 |
| Show Boat (novel) | 1 |
| Show Boat (orchestration) | 1 |
| film "Show Boat" (1936) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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book musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Show Boat
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surface form:
Show Boat (novel)
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| basedOnWorkBy | Edna Ferber ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Cap'n Andy Hawks
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Gaylord Ravenal ⓘ Joe ⓘ Julie LaVerne ⓘ Magnolia Hawks ⓘ Parthy Ann Hawks ⓘ Queenie ⓘ |
| composer | Jerome Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutMedium | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1927-11-15 ⓘ |
| genre |
integrated musical
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musical theatre ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation |
Show Boat
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surface form:
Show Boat (1929 film)
Show Boat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (1936 film)
Show Boat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (1951 film)
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the first integrated book musicals
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pioneered serious themes in American musical theatre ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the modern American musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevival |
1946 Broadway revival of Show Boat
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1983 Broadway revival of Show Boat ⓘ 1994 Broadway revival of Show Boat ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bill
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man ⓘ Make Believe ⓘ Ol' Man River ⓘ You Are Love ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 572 performances ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Ziegfeld Theatre ⓘ |
| producer | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ |
| setting |
Cotton Blossom show boat
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Mississippi River ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
interracial marriage
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life on the Mississippi River ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
gambling addiction
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marital breakdown ⓘ passing (racial identity) ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (novel)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1929 film)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1936 film)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1951 film)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1994 revival)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1936 film)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1927 musical)
this entity surface form:
film "Show Boat" (1936)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (orchestration)