Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber 's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, over 40 years from 1887 to 1927.

Equally suited for a family getaway or a romantic weekend for two, the Showboat Hotel features 872 comfortable guest rooms and spacious suites, many with balconies overlooking Atlantic …

The Showboat Branson Belle is America's Most Entertaining Lake Adventure featuring an incredible musical variety show and delicious 3-course meal on beautiful Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo.

The Showboat Branson Belle sets sail with a variety show featuring talented singers, dancers and a live band performing hits from the 60s to today.

Show Boat: Directed by George Sidney. With Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown. The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.

A showboat, or show boat, was a floating theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, to bring culture and entertainment to the river frontiers. [1]

Magnolia Hawks (Irene Dunne) is an 18-year-old on her family's show boat, the Cotton Palace, which travels the Mississippi River putting on shows. She meets Gaylord Ravenal (Allan Jones), a charming gambler, falls in love with him, and eventually marries him.

Show Boat: Directed by James Whale. With Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson. Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

Based on Edna Ferber’s classic American novel, 1927’s lyrically masterful Show Boat, by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, is the most-recorded musical of all time. The first show of its kind, Show Boat presented complex characters grappling with timely, realistic themes woven into a substantial plot.