Show Boat 2018

Ages: 6+
Opened: June 23, 2018
Closing: June 23, 2018

Show Boat - 2018 - Regional (US) History , Info & More

Bucks County Playhouse
70 S. Main St. New Hope, PA 18938

Considered by many historians to be the first modern musical, "Show Boat" was groundbreaking when it first premiered in 1927. The timelessly romantic musical tale follows the lives of three generations born on the Cotton Blossom as it sails the Mississippi River from the 1880s to the 1920s.

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