Show Boat Musical Lyrics
Show Boat Lyrics
- Act 1
- Overture
- Cotton Blossom
- Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo
- Where's the Mate for Me?
- Make Believe
- Ol' Man River
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Life Upon the Wicked Stage
- Till Good Luck Comes My Way
- I Might Fall Back on You
- Queenie's Ballyhoo
- You Are Love
- Act 2
- Why Do I Love You?
- In Dahomey
- Bill
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (reprise)
- Nuns' Processional Lyrics
- Make Believe (reprise) Lyrics
- Goodbye, My Lady Love
- After the Ball
- Other Songs
- Nobody Else but Me
- Dance Away the Night Lyrics
- I Still Suits Me
Show Boat musical description
Broadway premiere of the musical took place on December 27, 1927 in the Ziegfeld Theatre. Prior to this, the creators managed to hold previews, which were from November to December, to gain producers. Among the places of its demonstration, it is right to highlight the following ones: National Theatre in Washington, Nixon Theatre in Pittsburgh & Erlanger Theatre in Philadelphia. It is worth noting that the critics were not restrained in enthusiasm to this spectacle. Incredible excitement around performance held throughout the year and a half. During this time, to the audience have been demonstrated 572 performances. Hammerstein directed and choreography managed S. Lee. As for the cast, it included: N. Terris, H. Marsh, H. Morgan, and C. Winninger amongst others.
Histrionics remained without awards only for one simple reason – they had not yet been established in that time. There is no doubt that the production would take up to 10 figurines of Tony or Drama Desk in modern days. B. Atkinson in his review in The New York Times described the opening night of the show as the perfect celebration of skill and taste. He called acting of Charles Winninger more than convincing, and J. Bledsoe was honored with very impressive estimation.
Release date: 1927
Last Update:July, 13th 2016