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Show Boat

2015 · 177 min

A sweeping, song-filled river journey that feels warm and nostalgic yet quietly sorrowful about the injustices woven into its world.

Directed by
Francesca Zambello
Genres
Music
Starring
Heidi Stober, Michael Todd Simpson, Bill Irwin
Overview
Hammerstein and Kern’s Show Boat is a true classic of American musical theater - a tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. The exuberant production from the San Francisco Opera features songbook classics such as “Ol’ Man River” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”.

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Directed by
Francesca Zambello
Genres
Music
Starring
Heidi Stober, Michael Todd Simpson, Bill Irwin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • love
  • family
  • aging
  • justice
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Francesca Zambello
Written by
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Starring
Heidi Stober, Michael Todd Simpson, Bill Irwin, Patricia Racette, Morris Robinson, Angela Renée Simpson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Kirsten Wyatt
Runtime
177 min
Languages
English

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