This is a rare April 1998 programme (playbill) from the West End revival of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "SHOW BOAT" at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. (The revival began previews on April 20th, 1998, officially opened April 28th, 1998 and ran for five months, closing September 19th, 1998.) ..... The musical starred GEORGE GRIZZARD, CAROLE SHELLEY, TERI HANSEN, HUGH PANARO, GRETHA BOSTON and TERRY BURRELL and featured JOEL BLUM, CLARE LEACH, ROB LOREY, MICHEL BELL, JEFF CYRONEK, DAVID DOLLASE, BRIAN EVERS, ELLEN HORST, MARY McCANDLESS, VINCE METCALFE and LAURA SCHUTTER ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") based on the novel "Show Boat" by EDNA FERBER; Sets designed by EUGENE LEE; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by SUSAN STROMAN; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by LIVENT (U.K.) INC. ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, director's notes, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each cast member. Also includes related articles on JEROME KERN and PAUL ROBESON, London's original "Joe" ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light marks on the front cover, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.