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.
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| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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book musical → stage musical → |
| basedOn |
Show Boat (novel)
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| basedOnWorkBy |
Edna Ferber
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| bookWriter |
Oscar Hammerstein II
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| character |
Cap'n Andy Hawks
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Gaylord Ravenal → Joe → Julie LaVerne → Magnolia Hawks → Parthy Ann Hawks → Queenie → |
| composer |
Jerome Kern
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| debutMedium |
Broadway
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| firstPerformanceDate |
1927-11-15
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| genre |
integrated musical
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musical theatre → romantic drama → |
| hasFilmAdaptation |
Show Boat (1929 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film) → Show Boat (1951 film) → |
| 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
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| language |
English
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| lyricist |
Oscar Hammerstein II
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| 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
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| premiereCity |
New York City
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| premiereLocation |
Ziegfeld Theatre
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| producer |
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
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| 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)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Harold Prince
("Show Boat (1994 revival)")
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Hattie McDaniel → Helen Westley ("Show Boat (1936 film)") → Jerome Kern → Jerome Kern ("Show Boat (1927 musical)") → Oscar Hammerstein II → Paul Robeson ("film "Show Boat" (1936)") → Robert Russell Bennett ("Show Boat (orchestration)") → |
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Show Boat
("Show Boat (1929 film)")
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Show Boat ("Show Boat (1936 film)") → Show Boat ("Show Boat (1951 film)") → |
hasFilmAdaptation |
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Show Boat
("Show Boat (novel)")
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basedOn |
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Mississippi River culture
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documentedIn |