Show Boat

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Houston Grand Opera closes its 2026–27 mainstage season with an acclaimed revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Show Boat, directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Patrick Summers. HGO, which helped restore the work to operatic scale in the 1980s, presents this 2027 production at the Wortham Theater Center’s Brown Theater. The staging highlights the musical’s sweeping score, historical significance, and enduring cultural impact.