KERN WAS STILL READING Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel, “Show Boat,” when he knew he wanted to adapt it for the stage. Its setting and plot, about generations of performers from a family that runs ...

When Show Boat opened on Broadway in 1927, it was an instant hit. Now, as co-music director and orchestrator of Show/Boat: A River Dan Schlosberg said, “People don’t want to touch it.” Set ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Theater Review “Show/Boat: A River” reverses the racial lens on the great-grandfather of American musicals. By Jesse Green A water cooler. An ...