Showboat (disambiguation)
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Showboat
is or show boat, a boat which serves as a floating theater.
Showboat or Show Boat may refer to:
Showboat
A showboat, or show boat, was a form of theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers . A showboat was basically a barge that resembled a long, flat-roofed house, and in order to move down the river, it was pushed by a small tugboat...
is or show boat, a boat which serves as a floating theater.
Showboat or Show Boat may refer to:
Film and theater
- Show BoatShow BoatShow Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was originally produced in New York in 1927 and in London in 1928, and was based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The plot chronicles the lives of those living and working...
,a 1927 musical by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the Ferber novel - Show Boat (1929 film)Show Boat (1929 film)Show Boat is a film based on the novel by Edna Ferber. This version was released by Universal in two editions, one a silent film for movie theatres still not equipped for sound, and one a part-talkie with a sound prologue...
, adapted by Charles Kenyon and directed by Harry A. Pollard - Show Boat (1936 film)Show Boat (1936 film)Show Boat is a 1936 film based on the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II , which the team adapted from the novel by Edna Ferber....
, adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II and directed by James Whale - Show Boat (1951 film)Show Boat (1951 film)Show Boat is a 1951 Technicolor film based on the musical by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II and the novel by Edna Ferber....
, adapted by John Lee Mahin and directed by George Sidney
Music
- Show Boat (1959 cast album), a 1959 studio cast album featuring Shirley Bassey and Dora Bryan
- Show Boat (Kenny Dorham album)Show Boat (Kenny Dorham album)Show Boat is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances of tunes from the Jerome Kern musical Show Boat recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.-Reception:...
, 1960
Casinos
- Showboat Hotel & Casino, a Las Vegas casino later known as the Castaways Hotel and CasinoCastaways hotel and casinoThe Castaways hotel and casino was a hotel and casino located at the north end of the Boulder Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel consisted of a 19 story tower containing 445 rooms, a casino and an adjacent RV park.-History:...
- Showboat Atlantic CityShowboat Atlantic CityShowboat Atlantic City is a Mardi Gras themed casino located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1998, the property was purchased by Harrah's Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment, which has since sold off similar Showboat themed properties in other cities. The Showboat is currently the...
, a casino owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment