The Helen Morgan Page

The American musical comedy changed forever on December 27, 1927, the night that Kern and Hammerstein’s epochal Show Boat opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre.

Much has been written about Show Boat in general and the original production in particular, but none better than Miles Kreuger’s seminal history, Show Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical.

Instead of rehashing Kreuger, I will offer a few images …

… and recommend you spend a few minutes today aboard the Cotton Blossom. You could do worse than start with John McGlinn’s sublime reading of the Overture.

This site serves as a companion to Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld’s Last Star. Ask your local independent bookseller to stock it today!