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Porgy and Bess
Musical
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 07, 1944
Closing Date
Apr 08, 1944
Performances
64
Musical
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 07, 1944
Close Date: Apr 08, 1944
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(Feb 07, 1944 - Apr 08, 1944)
Description
An American folk opera in three acts
Setting
Charleston, South Carolina. The early 1930s. Catfish Row and Kittiwah Island.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
and
John J. Wildberg
Book adapted by
DuBose Heyward
and
George Gershwin
; Book by
DuBose Heyward
and
Dorothy Heyward
; Lyrics by
DuBose Heyward
and
Ira Gershwin
; Music by
George Gershwin
; Choral Music Director:
Eva Jessye
Staged by
Robert Ross
Scenic Design by
Herbert Andrews
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
Roger Alford
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Ruthetta Anderson
Child
Catherine Ayres
Lily
Strawberry Woman
Olive Ball
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Richard Bowler
Detective
Frances Brock
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Warren Coleman
Crown
Charles Colman
Nelson
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Don Darcy
Coroner
Henry Davis
Robbins
Harold Desverney
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
John Diggs
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
William Franklin
Porgy
Gladys Goode
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Leslie Gray
Crab Man
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Georgette Harvey
Maria
Louisa Howard
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Alma Hubbard
Serena
Harriet Jackson
Clara
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
Jerry Laws
Mingo
The Undertaker
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
Assota Marshall
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Edward Matthews
Jake
Sadie McGill
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Etta Moten
Bess
William O'Neal
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
George Randol
Peter
The Honey Man
Douglas Rice
Child
Patricia Rice
Child
Eulabel Riley
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Annabelle Ross
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Zelda Shelton
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
William C. Smith
Jim
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Kenneth Tucker
Child
Robert Tucker
Child
Thomas Tucker
Child
Eloise Uggams
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Charles Welch
Frazier
Musa Williams
Annie
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
and
John J. Wildberg
Book adapted by
DuBose Heyward
and
George Gershwin
; Book by
DuBose Heyward
and
Dorothy Heyward
; Lyrics by
DuBose Heyward
and
Ira Gershwin
; Music by
George Gershwin
; Choral Music Director:
Eva Jessye
Staged by
Robert Ross
Scenic Design by
Herbert Andrews
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
Roger Alford
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Ruthetta Anderson
Child
Catherine Ayres
Lily
Strawberry Woman
Olive Ball
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Richard Bowler
Detective
Frances Brock
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Warren Coleman
Crown
Charles Colman
Nelson
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Don Darcy
Coroner
Henry Davis
Robbins
Harold Desverney
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
John Diggs
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
William Franklin
Porgy
Gladys Goode
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Leslie Gray
Crab Man
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Georgette Harvey
Maria
Louisa Howard
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Alma Hubbard
Serena
Harriet Jackson
Clara
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
Jerry Laws
Mingo
The Undertaker
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
Assota Marshall
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Edward Matthews
Jake
Sadie McGill
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Etta Moten
Bess
William O'Neal
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
George Randol
Peter
The Honey Man
Douglas Rice
Child
Patricia Rice
Child
Eulabel Riley
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Annabelle Ross
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Zelda Shelton
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
William C. Smith
Jim
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Kenneth Tucker
Child
Robert Tucker
Child
Thomas Tucker
Child
Eloise Uggams
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
Charles Welch
Frazier
Musa Williams
Annie
The Eva Jessye Choir
Ensemble
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