Frugal ‘Show Boat’ at Signature Theater in Arlington, Va.

NYTimes.com: "The landmark 1927 musical “Show Boat” has traveled a journey as winding as the Mississippi River, and its newest scaled-down incarnation at the Signature Theater here is an experiment — more pedal boat than paddle wheel. What is being fondly called “No Boat” (no two-tiered riverboat is recreated onstage) may or may not be the future of this lavish, rarely performed show."