The Showboat Majestic 2008 Season!
Our 85th Anniversary!
only $75 per subscription

Come aboard the Showboat Majestic as she celebrates the 85th season in her legendary career! The summer will feature musicals and comedies to please every patron - aboard America’s last showboat – a genuine National Historic Landmark!  The 85th Anniversary line-up features a country singing icon, beach blanket bingo fun, a charming and heartwarming family comedy, the return TV variety shows and the all-time classic Showboat saga (much like our own) too! It’s a special anniversary year on board the “Boat” and we’re serving up another bright and bubbly season on the river.  Come join us!

Always Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley                    May 7 – May 25, 2008
Based on the true story of Patsy’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger.  Having first heard Patsy on the "Arthur Godfrey Show" in 1957, Louise became an avid fan. So when the great Patsy Cline gave a show in Houston, the two women met and struck up a friendship that lasted until Cline's untimely death in a plane crash in 1963.  As seen through Louise’s eyes, the show offers old fans and new ones a chance to see the American original and dazzling star that was Patsy Cline. All the great songs are featured too, including: I Fall To Pieces, Crazy, Walking After Midnight, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Stupid Cupid and many, many more.

Go-Go Beach                                       June 4 – June 22, 2008
by John Wimbs, Michael Shaieb, Brent Lord
It's the biggest beach weekend of the summer, with a surfing race, a dance contest, and the annual luau! Surfer Woody's carefree California life is set - he’s with the cutest beach girl, a great bunch of moon-dogging friends, and to top it all - he has never wiped out!  But when his old surfing pal comes back from the “flower power” scene in San Francisco, Woody begins to question his beach-boy world.  Things get worse when he falls for a runaway teen star! Can Woody keep surfing and discover the meaning of life? Fluffy and funny, this show has great songs reminiscent of the 1960’s beach party movies, including Go-Go Beach, A Boy and A Girl, It’s All About Love. And it’s all as wholesome as a glass of Vitamin D Milk! Frankie and Annette – eat your heart out!

Cheaper By The Dozen                                        July 9 – July 27, 2008
From the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.  Dramatized by Christopher Sergel.
What if you're an attractive high school girl and you're not only a member of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great pioneers of industrial efficiency? What if he decides to apply his maniacal organizational methods to you and the rest of your big, unmanageable, riotous family? The results would be embarrassing, upsetting, unsettling and extremely funny! Come join the family as they negotiate a world of bobbed hair, be-bopping boyfriends and boisterous antics – despite Dad’s best efforts to halt the progress of time. A hilarious, endearing and ultimately touching family play, Cheaper by the Dozen is a classic!

Pete ‘N’ Keely                                                   August 6 – August 24, 2008
Book by James Hindmanl Music by Patrick Brady.  Lyrics by Mark Waldrop, Patrick Brady and others.
Staged as a live taping of a 1968 television special that reunites a divorced singing duo, this kitschy spoof had New York critics singing its praises! As Pete and Keely stroll down memory lane (with eye popping costumes and devilish repartee) reprising songs from their days of stardom, they take "unscripted" swipes at each other that dredge up hilarious moments from their turbulent past. This musical features unforgettable renditions of the era's popular favorites such as This Could Be the Start of Something Big, Fever, Besame Mucho, That’s All, as well as great new songs in the spirit of the times!

Show Boat!                                            September 10 – September 28, 2008
Music by Jerome Kern, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIBased on the novel by Edna Ferber
Since its premiere in 1927, SHOW BOAT has never stopped moving. For over seven decades this seminal musical has continued to evolve on a journey that has reflected the ongoing development of the lyric theater, confirming its status as the pivotal work bridging operetta and the contemporary musical play. This epic musical spans 40 years in the lives of three generations of show folk, following theirs loves and heartbreaks, their ambitions and disappointments along the Mississippi River and in Chicago. What could be a more perfect ending to the Majestic’s 85th Anniversary year?

Please Note:  Show titles can be subject to change due to availability.

*  Frostbite Follies, 2008!                                 December 5 – December 14, 2008   
A Showboat original production
This is the Showboat’s treasured salute to the holiday season, featuring a potent potpourri of holiday song, comedy, audience participation, improvisation and the annual Christmas-themed send up of all things Cincinnati – the Queen City Toast!  Tickets are just $15.00 for subscribers; $16 for Students and Seniors; $17 for Adults. 

*  Please note:  Frostbite Follies is not included with the subscription package.  Tickets may be ordered separately by calling the box office at 513.241.6550.