Written by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), Show Boat broke the mold when it premiered in 1927. Most Broadway shows at the time were frivolous trivialities with titles like The Five O’Clock Girl, Little Nellie Kelly and Yes, Yes, Yvette (not to be confused with No, No, Nanette) that played [...]
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:37PM on February 13, 2012