what are some of the awards he won?
He won the Laurence Olivier Award.
Jerome Kern
"Show Boat" received Tony nominations in both 1983 and 1995, winning for best revival in 1995 (among numerous other awards and nominations), and won the Laurence Olivier Award for best revival in 2008.
the orginal broadway production of oklahoma opened on broadway on UNANSWERABLE what is show boat? It is a musical in two acts. is this based on someone's literary work? It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. what does the storyline depict in this musical? It follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers. what are the names of the characters featured in this? UNANSWERABLE was it adapted into a film? It has been adapted for film three times. what are some of the themes of this? UNANSWERABLE was any racially derogatory word used in the musical? The word "niggers". did it stir any controversy due to this word? The show has generated controversy for the subject matter of interracial marriage, the historical portrayal of blacks working as laborers and servants in the 19th-century. when did this show first appear in a theatrical performance? 1927 who originally composed its music score? Jerome Kern
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Jerome Kern [SEP] Awards
Jerome Kern was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, and won twice. Seven nominations were for Best Original Song; these included a posthumous nomination in each of 1945 and 1946. One nomination was in 1945 for Best Original Music Score. Kern was not eligible for any Tony Awards, which were not created until 1947. In 1976, "Very Good Eddie" was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Revival, and the director and actors received various Tony, Drama Desk and other awards and nominations. Elisabeth Welsh was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" in 1986, and "Show Boat" received Tony nominations in both 1983 and 1995, winning for best revival in 1995 (among numerous other awards and nominations), and won the Laurence Olivier Award for best revival in 2008.