Show Boat

Cast Highlights

Act One

• Cotton Blossom .... Joe, Stevedores and Townspeople
• Parade and Ballyhoo .... Cap'n Andy, Show Boat Troupe and Townspeople
• Make Believe .... Magnolia and Ravenal
• Ol' Man River .... Joe and Stevedores
• Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man .... Julie, Queenie, Joe, Magnolia and Ensemble
• Misery .... Queenie, Joe and Ensemble
• Life Upon the Wicked Stage .... Ellie and Ensemble
• Ballyhoo .... Queenie and Ensemble
• I Might Fall Back on You .... Ellie and Frank
• You Are Love .... Magnolia and Ravenal
• Finale .... The Company

Act Two

• At the Fair .... Sightseers and Barkers
• Why Do I Love You? .... Magnolia, Ravenal and Ensemble
• Bill .... Julie
• Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Reprise) .... Magnolia
• Goodbye, My Lady Love .... Frank and Ellie
• After the Ball .... Magnolia and Ensemble
• I Still Suits Me .... Joe and Queenie
• Misery (Reprise) .... Ensemble
• Hey, Feller .... Queenie
• You Are Love (Reprise) .... Magnolia and Ravenal
• Ol' Man River (Reprise) .... The Company

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

The production was mounted in honor of 100th anniversary of composer Jerome Kern's birth.

Main Run

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  Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ)
  4/10/1985 - 5/12/1985

Private Recordings

• Paper Mill Playhouse Cast (1985)
  Buddy Vest , Marsha Bagwell , Larry Grey , Phillip Edward Hall , Kenneth Kantor