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Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Revival
Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Revival
City Center
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
,
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
music:
George Gershwin
libretto:
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
People (51)
Catherine Ayres
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
Richard Bowler
Detective
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Charles Colman
Nelson
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Don Darcy
Coroner
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
William Franklin
Porgy
(Original)
Leslie Gray
Crab Man
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Alma L. Hubbard
Serena
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Mingo
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Etta Moten
Bess
(Original)
George Randol
Peter
(Original)
William C. Smith
Jim
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Charles Welch
Frazier
(Original)
Musa Williams
Annie
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Roger Alford
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Ruthetta Anderson
Child
(Original)
Olive Ball
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Frances Brock
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Harold Desverney
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
John Diggs
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Gladys Goode
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Louisa Howard
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Assota Marshall
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Sadie McGill
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
William O'Neal
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Douglas Rice
Child
(Original)
Patricia Rice
Child
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Annabelle Ross
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Kenneth Tucker
Child
(Original)
Robert Tucker
Child
(Original)
Thomas Tucker
Child
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
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Catherine Ayres
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
Richard Bowler
Detective
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Charles Colman
Nelson
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Don Darcy
Coroner
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
William Franklin
Porgy
(Original)
Leslie Gray
Crab Man
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Alma L. Hubbard
Serena
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Mingo
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Etta Moten
Bess
(Original)
George Randol
Peter
(Original)
William C. Smith
Jim
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Charles Welch
Frazier
(Original)
Musa Williams
Annie
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Roger Alford
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Ruthetta Anderson
Child
(Original)
Olive Ball
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Frances Brock
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Harold Desverney
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
John Diggs
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Gladys Goode
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Louisa Howard
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Assota Marshall
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Sadie McGill
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
William O'Neal
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Douglas Rice
Child
(Original)
Patricia Rice
Child
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Annabelle Ross
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
Kenneth Tucker
Child
(Original)
Robert Tucker
Child
(Original)
Thomas Tucker
Child
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
The Eva Jessye Choir
(Original)
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Dorothy Heyward
Book
DuBose Heyward
Book
Lyrics
Book Adaptation
George Gershwin
Music
Book Adaptation
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
Robert Ross
Staging
Herbert Andrews
Scenic Design
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
John J. Wildberg
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
7
1944
Closing Date
Apr
8
1944
Performances
64
as of Jun 03, 2025
Other Broadway Productions
Porgy and Bess
- Oct 10, 1935
Alvin Theatre (Original)
Porgy and Bess
- Jan 22, 1942
Majestic Theatre (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Sep 13, 1943
44th Street Theatre (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Mar 10, 1953
Ziegfeld Theatre (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Sep 25, 1976
Uris Theatre (Revival)
