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Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Original
Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Original
Alvin Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
,
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
music:
George Gershwin
libretto:
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
People (31)
Anne Brown
Bess
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Todd Duncan
Porgy
(Original)
Ruby Elzy
Serena
(Original)
Olive Ball
Annie
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Mingo
(Original)
Alexander Campbell
Detective
(Original)
George Carleton
Coroner
(Original)
Jack Carr
Jim
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
John Garth
Undertaker
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
Frazier
(Original)
George Lessey
Mr. Archdale
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Policeman
(Original)
Abbie Mitchell Cook
Clara
(Original)
Gus Simons
Peter
(Original)
Harold Woolf
Policeman
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Crab Man
(Original)
Nelson
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
(Original)
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Anne Brown
Bess
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Todd Duncan
Porgy
(Original)
Ruby Elzy
Serena
(Original)
Olive Ball
Annie
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Mingo
(Original)
Alexander Campbell
Detective
(Original)
George Carleton
Coroner
(Original)
Jack Carr
Jim
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
John Garth
Undertaker
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
Frazier
(Original)
George Lessey
Mr. Archdale
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Policeman
(Original)
Abbie Mitchell Cook
Clara
(Original)
Gus Simons
Peter
(Original)
Harold Woolf
Policeman
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Crab Man
(Original)
Nelson
(Original)
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
(Original)
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DuBose Heyward
Libretto
Lyrics
Source Material ("Porgy")
George Gershwin
Music
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
Dorothy Heyward
Source Material ("Porgy")
Rouben Mamoulian
Staging
Sergei Soudeikine
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
10
1935
Closing Date
Jan
25
1936
Performances
124
as of Jun 28, 2025
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- Jan 22, 1942
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- Sep 13, 1943
44th Street Theatre (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Feb 7, 1944
City Center (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Mar 10, 1953
Ziegfeld Theatre (Revival)
Porgy and Bess
- Sep 25, 1976
Uris Theatre (Revival)
