About Show Boat

Musical:
Spanning the years 1800s to the 1920s, this musical is an American epic. It tells the story of three generations of performers travelling on a showboat on the Mississippi River from the South to Chicago and then their onward journey to Broadway. Cap’n Andy and the family of performers are on board the Cotton Blossom showboat. They navigate love, heartbreak, ambition, racism and integration. A number of beloved, well-known songs derive from this production, such as: Ol’ Man River and Can’t Help Loving Dat Man.

Performers

  • Jim Gooderham

    Windy

  • Dermot O’Sullivan

    Pete

  • Dan Wurzer

    Steve

  • Janet Anderson

    Queenie

  • Jean Bain

    Parthy-Ann Hawkes

  • Cornel Sawchuk

    Capt. Andy

  • Chris MacDonald

    Ellie

  • Brent Carver

    Frank

  • Gerry Dorris

    Rubberface

  • Ida Van der Molen

    Julie

  • Ken Petty

    Gaylord Ravenal

  • Keith Anderson

    Vallon

  • Alice de Roche

    Magnolia

  • Bob Duthie

    Joe

  • Gwen Hill

    Ethel

  • Nellie Allen

    Landlady

  • Gary Bain

    Jim

  • Paul Lauzon

    Jake

  • Dermot O’Sullivan

    Charlie

  • Janet Littlejohn

    Mother Superior

  • Shannon Gunther

    Kim

  • Arlene Galarneau

    Old Lady on the Levee

  • Bob Rader & Bob Rader Jr

    Backwoodsmen

Event Crew

  • Gerry Atchison

    Producer

  • Arlene Galarneau

    Assistant Director

  • Edna Gilmour & Maurice MacKay

    Musical Directors

  • Carol Doyle

    Choreography

  • Gerry Atchison & Paul Lauzon

    Publicity & Advertising

  • Len Deroche

    Stage Manager

  • Janet Littlejohn

    Prompter

  • Gail Mawson, Paul Lauzon & Karen Gordon

    Scene Design

  • Steven Henderson, Herb Langin, Les Mawson, George Galarneau, Cliff Owen & Martin Connoly

    Set Construction

  • Gail Mawson, Sharon Bruzel, Nina Salvail, Karen Gordon, Martin Connolly, Sylvia Connolly & Steven Henderson

    Paint Crew

  • Rudy Engels

    Lighting Effects

  • Kathy Cullen

    Call Girl

  • Stan’s Photography Ltd

    Photos

  • Jane Fisher, Sharon Brunzel & Sylvia Connolly

    Properties

  • Eleanor Bridges, Ivy Ruault, Irma Leschuitta & Lois Price

    Seamstresses

  • Miggs Sawchuk & Dan Wurzer

    Costume Coordination

  • Nina Salvail & Irma Leschuitta

    Dressers

  • Marilyn Colgur

    Wardrobe Mistress

  • Mame Connick, Dagmar Allen, Ellen Watson, Miggs Sawchuk, Gerry Atchison, Lynn Bedard, Karen Gordon & Joan Ressler

    Make-up

  • Dawn Burrin

    Lobby Decoration

  • Gail Mawson

    Backstage Consultant

  • Paul Lauzon

    Poster & Program Design

  • Ivy Ruault, Venie Webster & Barbara Peasley

    Concession

  • Diane Maletta, Debbie Smith, Georgina Galarneau, Terry Johnson, & Cathy Galarneau

    Front of House Team

  • Jack Allen & Mrs. Flo Dorris

    Tickets

  • Sweethearts of Sam Steele Days Contestants: Judy Hanemayer, Judy Spooner, Cheryl Skelton, Paddi Faust, Jackie Brown and 1968 Sweetheart, Miss Bronwynn James

    Programme Sellers

  • The Chorus

    Patty Keen

  • Faith Hanson

  • Dawn Burrin

  • Linda Betts

  • Helen Turner

  • Bruna Piovesan

  • Ellen Watson

  • Stan Hawley

  • Francis Biram

  • Ken Boothe

  • Rita Varga

  • Dennis Laine

  • Donna Grimm

  • Ed Thompson

  • Margaret Gunther

  • Dave MacKillop

  • Sheila Gorrie

  • Phyl Kuhnert

  • Ty Colgur

  • Gwen Hill

  • Bud Abbott

  • Karen MacDonald

  • Dave Nielson

  • Nellie Allen

  • Don Gilmour

  • Emil Dey

  • Jim Parkins

  • John Smoroden

  • REHEARSAL PIANISTS:

    Edna Gilmour

    Accompanist

  • Bud Dunlop, Les Kuhnert, Jean Connolly & Tom Beynon

  • ORCHESTRA:

    John Hyrciuk

    Arrangements

  • Stu Taylor, Bud Dunlop, Ed McKenzie, Brian McKenzie, Rich Majury, Randi Marchi, Rob Davies, Bruce Hryciuk, Joe Rokosh, Maurice MacKay & Ron Daviuk

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