Show Boat - Musical Numbers

Musical Numbers

The musical numbers in the original production were as follows:

Act 1
  • "Cotton Blossom" – Stevedores and Townspeople
  • "Cap'n Andy's Ballyhoo" - Cap'n Andy and Chorus
  • "Where's the Mate for Me?" – Gaylord Ravenal
  • "Make Believe" – Gaylord and Magnolia
  • "Ol' Man River" – Joe and Stevedores
  • "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" – Julie, Queenie, Joe, Magnolia and Ensemble
  • "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" – Ellie and Townswomen
  • "Till Good Luck Comes My Way" – Gaylord, Pete, Frank and Townsmen
  • "Ol' Man River" (reprise) - Joe
  • "I Might Fall Back on You" – Ellie, Frank and Girls
  • "C'mon Folks (Queenie's Ballyhoo") – Queenie, Stevedores and Gals
  • "Olio Dance" - (instrumental)
  • "You Are Love" – Gaylord and Magnolia
  • Act I "Finale (Wedding Scene)" - Magnolia, Ravenal, Cap'n Andy, and Chorus
Act 2
  • "At the Fair" – Sightseers, Barkers, and Dandies
  • "Dandies on Parade" – City Folk
  • "Why Do I Love You?" – Magnolia, Ravenal, Cap'n Andy, Parthy Ann Hawks and Company
  • "In Dahomey" – Jubilee Singers and Dahomey Dancers
  • "Bill" (lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and revised by Hammerstein) – Julie
  • "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (reprise) – Magnolia
  • "Nuns' Processional" - Nuns
  • "Make Believe" (reprise) - Ravenal
  • "Goodbye, My Lady Love" (music and lyrics by Joseph E. Howard) – Frank and Ellie
  • "After the Ball" (from A Trip to Chinatown; music and lyrics by Charles K. Harris) – Magnolia and Ensemble
  • "Ol' Man River" (reprise) – Joe
  • "Hey, Feller" – Jubilee Singers and Queenie
  • "You Are Love" (reprise) – Gaylord
  • "Why Do I Love You?" (reprise) – Kim and Flappers
  • "Finale Ultimo (Ol' Man River)" - Joe and Chorus

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