Show Boat is a musical that evokes the Deep South at the return at the turn of the century; not only its passion and flamboyance, but also its radical prejudice, poverty and abandonment. This panoramic story of romance spanning almost fifty years depicts life on the Cotton Blossom floating theatre, the Hawks family and their show boat troupe of actors. The show features music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
The show is scheduled to run at the Royal Albert Hall from June 10 through June 25.