Nominated as Best Actor in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical, respectively, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier checked in with Playbill to talk about The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Both actors agree that the show is in a constant, if subtle, state of change from day to day as they push the boundaries of their characters, who were refined and redefined in the revised revival by musical book adapter Suzan-Lori Parks and director Diane Paulus. Fueled by research that took them back to the original "Porgy" novel — and the George Gershwin opera's original stage directions — Lewis and Grier seek to shake off stereotypes and find the truth, beauty, heartbreak and love of their emotionally damaged people. To see the show's Playbill click here.
Nominated as Best Actor in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical, respectively, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier checked in with Playbill to talk about The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Both actors agree that the show is in a constant, if subtle, state of change from day to day as they push the boundaries of their characters, who were refined and redefined in the revised revival by musical book adapter Suzan-Lori Parks and director Diane Paulus. Fueled by research that took them back to the original "Porgy" novel — and the George Gershwin opera's original stage directions — Lewis and Grier seek to shake off stereotypes and find the truth, beauty, heartbreak and love of their emotionally damaged people. To see the show's Playbill click here.
