Show Boat News

Universal Studios in California, is home to both a working film studio and a Universal theme park.

Q Whatever happened to Priscilla Barnes, who played Terri the nurse on the TV series Three's Company ? - Ken Burks, Bloomington, Ind.

Kristin Towers-Rowles may not have much experience playing an ingenue on stage. But the 35-year-old actress is excited to get the chance.

Marian Anderson was the first African-American soloist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Known as "Disney's Folly" when it was in production, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was so successful that it made possible the animated features of Disney's golden age and provided the inspiration for countless parodies and updates .

Amy Asch, a Playbill staffer and editor of "The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II," will introduce a screening of the 1936 film "Show Boat" at Film Forum in Manhattan on Dec.

Weight of history ... Actor Paul Robeson in the 1951 movie version of Show Boat, one of the few mainstream roles he played.

For fans of the classic MGM musicals, Marge Champion along with her second husband, Gower, became song and dance legends with such films as "Show Boat" and "Give the Girl a Break." But long before Champion dawned the big screen with her impressive footwork, she provided the moves that would help give life to one of the most iconic characters in ...

That Ol' Man River, he still keeps rolling along. And in fine style - that's the first thing to say about Media Theatre's new production of Show Boat , which opened Friday.

HOLLYWOOD - During the late 1940s and throughout the '50s, there was no hotter dance team than Marge Champion and her second husband, Gower Champion.

Coming from "42nd Street" to Clapboard Ridge Road, professional tap dancer Jeri Kansas has joined the staff at the Just Dance School of Performing Arts in Danbury.

A celebrated dancer, actress, and choreographer of stage, screen and TV, Marge Champion, together with her then-husband and partner Gower Champion, excelled at the "story dance", a combination of dance and pantomime,.... A celebrated dancer, actress, and choreographer of stage, screen and TV, Marge Champion, together with her then-husband and ...

1927 Eddie Cantor headlines the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Despite the number of doors he opened and preconceptions he smashed, the great actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson remains most widely known as the towering figure who sang "Ol' Man River" - but was otherwise little seen - in the 1930s musical "Show Boat." It's one of many ironies in a career of singular achievements.

Despite the number of doors he opened and preconceptions he smashed, the great actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson remains most widely known as the towering figure who sang "Ol' Man River" - but was otherwise little seen - in the 1930s musical "Show Boat." It's one of many ironies in a career of singular achievements.

It's been seven years since the Mobile Saenger screened "Gone with the Wind," but continuing demand has brought it back.

Despite the number of doors he opened and preconceptions he smashed, the great actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson remains most widely known as the towering figure who sang "Ol' Man River" - but was otherwise little seen - in the 1930s musical "Show Boat." It's one of many ironies in a career of singular achievements.