Stephen Foster-The Musical

Stephen Foster-The Musical is the Official Outdoor Musical of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The show tells the story of America's first great songwriter, Stephen Collins Foster. The musical is performed on the beautiful grounds of My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, KY and features Stephen Foster's immortal melodies: Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, Camptown Races, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, My Old Kentucky Home...and more! Beautiful costumes, lively dancing and a beautiful setting make this show a true Kentucky experience and a treat for the whole family! For more information, visit www.stephenfoster.com

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Music

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• stephen foster
• musicals
• kentucky
• my old kentucky home
• oh susanna
• beautiful dreamer
• camptown races foster
• antebellum
• musical

[GAR23LOVMUZ]

I loved the musical "The Stephen Foster Story"

Stephen Foster the Musical is good also...

[crpatti52]

This clip will forever hold a special place in my heart. Everytime I have seen it out front and back stage with Rascal it was so comforting and great. Rascal the dog that played Old Dog Tray is gone as of 2011. He was a great animal. Very sweet and belonged to my brother Jim Amburgey. These memories are very dear to me. When we would house set we had the pleasure of taking Rascal to the show. He was ALWAYS ready to go to the show. may god bless him and the show........

[ScottMacFie]

I've seen it about 10 times, from the early 70s as a child up until a couple years ago when I returned with my wife and children. It's funny, I had not seen it in probably 20 years at that time (the majority of my times being as a kid) and I immediately could recall, that many years later, that they had changed the script, and indeed, they had as I read later. Also, when I saw it in the 70s it had more "blackface" racial (but not racist) overtones...all PC'd up now.

[kyldy]

this is now going longer than any other outdoor drama in North america that we know of. FYI her name was not Jeannie rowan. Foster was related to the rowans who owed Federal hill now known as My Old Kentucky Home. Her name was Jeannie Mcdowell. After collins death she remarried . they had one child a daughter. Marion Fosgter married and had a family Her married name was Welsh and she had a son Matthew and a daughter. Love Bardstown

[Mike13589]

I miss working there. I performed in the 2004 shows. The company obviously had complaints about the blackface and non-PC terms, so they altered the show to appeal to a more general audience. The story isn't really an accurate account of Stephen Foster's life, especially regarding Jeannie Rowan and her opinion of his music, but it really is a magical show nonetheless. It was my first professional acting gig and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the post!

[oneriver101]

I stand corrected, it's still playing...

[oneriver101]

This show is so beautful live. We used to go see it every summer, unfortunatley they no longer perform it because they just weren't getting enough people to see it. It is in a small town that isn't much of a vacation spot...Bardstown is also beautiful, I'd recommend going there anyway

[rockgor]

Used to have a long playing record of this

musical. Would love to see it live.

America's greatest composer of the 19th

century.

Tnx 4 the melodious post.

[Arune007]

nice

[ridiman49]

Actually, this is one of the few ''Choral'' Musicals I know of. The choral singing was, when I knew the show, really really great. I love hearing the night sounds in the backgroud, the typical sounds of summer in Kentucky. A really beautiful thing. First Class!