where was this play staged?
On Broadway.
Show Boat
The premiere of "Show Boat" on Broadway was an important event in the history of American musical theatre. It "was a radical departure in musical storytelling, marrying spect
which stage musical was groundbreaking when they used ballet to further the plot of the story UNANSWERABLE by whom was this musical directed? Francesca Zambello. what is the play about? Its a story about a show boat called the "Cotton Blossom". has it ever been adapted for any other media? Yes, for film and television.
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Show Boat [SEP] Introduction
It "was a radical departure in musical storytelling, marrying spectacle with seriousness", compared with the trivial and unrealistic operettas, light musical comedies and "Follies"-type musical revues that defined Broadway in the 1890s and early 20th century. According to "The Complete Book of Light Opera": Here we come to a completely new genre – the musical play as distinguished from musical comedy. Now … the play was the thing, and everything else was subservient to that play. Now … came complete integration of song, humor and production numbers into a single and inextricable artistic entity.