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showboat

[shoh-boht] / ˈʃoʊˌboʊt /




















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Jerry got his start just across the Missouri River in Bismarck’s sister city, Mandan, at a theater called the Showboat.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Splashy days awaited at the University of Washington’s famed Showboat Theatre.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

The Plaza was one of four Atlantic City casinos to shutter in 2014 after the Atlantic Club, Showboat, and Revel, according to the outlet.

From Fox News • Feb. 17, 2021

The Showboat is a participant in the National Assn. of Theater Owners’ nationwide CinemaSafe protocols, and it was oddly comforting to see a hand sanitizer dispenser kitty-corner from a Darth Vader statuette.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2020

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Showboat of 1927 was a turning point in this respect, demonstrating what a well-written, clearly structured musical with a thought-provoking plot could be.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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