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Show Boat Centennial
Show Boat Centennial#25
Posted: 3/14/26 at 7:40pm
In 1988 there appeared a 221-minute studio album of Jerome Kern's musical, performed by a cast headed by Karla Burns, Jerry Hadley, Bruce Hubbard, Frederica von Stade and Teresa Stratas with the Ambrosian Chorus and the London Sinfonietta under the direction of John McGlinn. It was recorded from June 1 to August 31, 1987 at Abbey Road Studios in London. It includes every song written for the musical by Kern and Hammerstein, including “It’s Getting Hotter in the North,” written for Kim’s jazzy dance finale but which has never made it onto the stage in any major production.
This recording was made using the original orchestrations of Robert Russell Bennett. Are orchestrators unsung heroes? I once read that many great overtures were essentially composed by the orchestrators given sheet music of the major songs by the composer.
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Show Boat Centennial#26
Posted: 5/10/26 at 4:31pm
Any update on these rumors of a LC Show Boat next year or is it dead? It'd be staggering if the show was not marked in some way - even a one night gala performance somewhere. But it seems late in the day with nothing being announced.
Show Boat Centennial#27
Posted: 5/10/26 at 10:52pm
I heartily second that -re: Lonette McKee; her voice and performance were UNREAL and I'm sorry we didn't see her do more on Broadway stages. What a talent.
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