what does the storyline depict in this musical?
It follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers.
Show Boat
The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on the "Cotton Blossom", a Mississippi River show boat, over 40 years from 1887 to 1927
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.
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Show Boat [SEP] Introduction
Show Boat is a musical in two acts, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on the "Cotton Blossom", a Mississippi River show boat, over 40 years from 1887 to 1927. Its themes include racial prejudice and tragic, enduring love. The musical contributed such classic songs as "Ol' Man River", "Make Believe", and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". The musical was first produced in 1927 by Florenz Ziegfeld. The premiere of "Show Boat" on Broadway was an important event in the history of American musical theatre.