The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess

2 hr 38 min | Must See, Performing Arts | 2013

George Gershwin miraculously melded classical idioms, jazz, blues, and spirituals in this American masterpiece about a beggar, the headstrong woman he loves, and the community that sustains them both.

George Gershwin miraculously melded classical idioms, jazz, blues, and spirituals in this American masterpiece about a beggar, the headstrong woman he loves, and the community that sustains them both.

Details

Actor
Eric Owens, Laquita Mitchell, Lester Lynch, Karen Slack, Angel Blue, Alteouise deVaughn, Eric Greene, Chauncey Packer, Michael Bragg, Michael Austin, Calvin Lee, Kenneth Overton, Malesha Jessie, Amber Mercomes, Samantha McElhaney, Earl Hazell, Darren K. Stokes, Frederick Matthews, Ashley Faatoalla, Richard Farrell, Louis Landman, John Minágro
Director
Francesca Zambello
Conductor
John DeMain
Composer
George Gershwin
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Writer
DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
Designer
Peter J. Davison, Paul Tazewell, Mark McCullough, Denni Sayers, Gerd Mairandres