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Revisiting the Past in Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat

This American theater landmark was among the first to address issues of racial prejudice. Yet it is also undeniably a product of its time. Cast members Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis, NaTasha Yvette Williams and Jane Alexander open up about how they approach the work in the 21st Century.

Revisiting the Past in Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat

3m 13s

  • The Nance In Conversation - aired October 10, 2014: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Nance In Conversation - aired October 10, 2014

    7m 45s

    Actor Nathan Lane, playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Jack O'Brien return to Lincoln Center to reminisce about the making of this landmark production, and the significance of its broadcast on PBS.

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