MusicalOperaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 13, 1943
Closing Date
Oct 02, 1943
Performances
24
MusicalOperaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
44th Street Theatre
(Sep 13, 1943 - Oct 02, 1943)
Description
An American folk opera in three acts
Setting
Charleston, South Carolina. The early 1930s. Catfish Row and Kittiwah Island.
Produced by Cheryl Crawford; Produced in association with John J. Wildberg
Musical Director: Eva Jessye
Staged by Robert Ross
Scenic Design by Herbert Andrews; Costume Design by Paul Du Pont
Roger Aeford
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Ruthetta Anderson
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Catherine Ayers
Lily
 
Strawberry Woman
Richard Bowler
Detective
Charles Coleman
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Warren Coleman
Crown
Charles Colman
Nelson
Don Darcy
Coroner
Henry Davis
Robbins
Harold Desverney
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
John Diggs
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Todd Duncan
Porgy
Virginia Girvin
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Gladys Goode
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Leslie Gray
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
Louisa Howard
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Alma Hubbard
Serena
Harriet Jackson
Clara
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
Jerry Laws
Mingo (The Undertaker)
 
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
Assota Marshall
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Edward Matthews
Jake
Sadie McGill
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Coral McMahan
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
Etta Moten
Bess
William O'Neal
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
George Randol
Peter (The Honey Man)
Douglas Rice
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Patricia Rice
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Eulabel Riley
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Annabelle Ross
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Velda Shelton
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Zelda Shelton
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
William C. Smith
Jim
 
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Kenneth Tucker
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Robert Tucker
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Thomas Tucker
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Edward Lee Tyler
Crab Man
 
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Eloise Uggams
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
Charles Welch
Frazier
Musa Williams
Annie
 
Chorus (The Eva Jessye Choir)
music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Act 1
Sung By
Summertime
Clara
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
Jim, Jake, Sportin' Life and Ensemble
They Pass By Singing
Porgy
Crap Game Fugue
Porgy, Sportin' Life, Crown and Men
Gone, Gone, Gone
Ensemble
Overflow
Ensemble
My Man's Gone Now
Serena and Ensemble
Leavin' fo' de Promis' Lan
Bess and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
It Takes a Long Pull
Jim, Jake and Ensemble
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Porgy
Woman to Lady
Porgy, Bess, Frazier and Ensemble
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Porgy and Bess
Oh I Can't Sit Down
Ensemble
It Ain't Necessarily So
Sportin' Life and Ensemble
What You Want With Bess?
Crown and Bess
Time and Time Again
Serena and Ensemble
Street Cries
Strawberry Woman and Crab Man
I Loves You, Porgy
Porgy and Bess
Oh de Lawd Shake de Heaven
Ensemble
A Red Headed Woman
Crown and Ensemble
Oh, Doctor Jesus
Principals and Ensemble
Act 3
Sung By
Clara, Don't You Be Downhearted
Ensemble
There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York
Sportin' Life and Bess
Where's My Bess?
Porgy
I'm On My Way
Porgy and Ensemble
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