Porgy and Bess
Opera - Revival
City Center
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- First Preview:
- Opening Date: February 7, 1944
- Closing Date: April 8, 1944
- Previews:
- Performances: 64
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
Music: George Gershwin
Libretto: DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
Synopsis
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward's operatic adaptation of Heyward's play Porgy follows the lives of the inhabitants of Catfish Row, an African-American section of Charleston, South Carolina, including the crippled Porgy, his beloved Bess, who is under the thrall of the dangerous Crown, and the sinewy drug dealer Sportin' Life.
Opening Night Cast
| Catherine Ayres | Lily Strawberry Woman |
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| Richard Bowler | Detective | |
| Warren Coleman | Crown | |
| Charles Colman | Nelson | |
| Don Darcy | Coroner | |
| Henry Davis | Robbins | |
| William Franklin | Porgy |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Dorothy Heyward | Book | |
| DuBose Heyward | Book | |
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George Gershwin | Music |
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Ira Gershwin | Lyrics |
| DuBose Heyward | Lyrics | |
| Robert Ross | Staging |
