Porgy and Bess
MusicalOperaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 07, 1983
Closing Date
May 15, 1983
1st Preview
Mar 19, 1983
1st Preview
Mar 19, 1983
Previews
22
Performances
45
MusicalOperaRevivalBroadway
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Open Date: Apr 07, 1983
Close Date: May 15, 1983
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Description
An American folk opera in three acts
Setting
Charleston, South Carolina. The early 1930s.
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PeopleProduced by Radio City Music Hall Productions (Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) and Sherwin M. Goldman Productions; Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.; Associate Producer: Virginia HymesMusic by George Gershwin; Libretto by DuBose Heyward; Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; Founded on the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward; Musical Director: C. William HarwoodScenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.General Manager: Mario De Maria; Company Manager: Herbert ScholderProduction Supervisor: Helaine Head; Production Stage Manager: John Actman; First Assistant Stage Manager: Andre Love; Second Assistant Stage Manager: Richert EasleyAssociate Conductor: John Miner; Assistant Conductor: Edward Strauss; Music Preparation: George DardenGeneral Press Representative: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Goat trained and handled by Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.EnsembleBessAlternateEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsemblePorgyAlternateEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleUnderstudies: Duane Clenton Carter (Porgy, Crown), Richert Easley (Detective), Beno Foster (Peter), Earl Grandison (Frazier), Elvira Green (Maria), Gurcell Henry (Clara), David-Michael Johnson (Mingo), Leavata Johnson (Annie), Donald Walter Kase (Jake), Y. Yvonne Matthews (Strawberry Woman), John McDaniels (Robbins), William Moize (Nelson), Byron Onque (Jim), Herbert Lee Rawlings, Jr. (Sportin' Life), Myles Gregory Savage (Crab Man), Sheryl Shell (Lily) and Rodney Wing (Jake)
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SongsAct 1Sung ByPianoSummertimeClaraA Woman Is a Sometime ThingJake and MenPeterThey Pass By SingingPorgyPorgyGone, Gone, GoneEnsembleOverflowEnsembleMy Man's Gone NowSerenaBess and EnsembleJake and MenI Got Plenty O' Nuttin'Porgy and EnsembleMariaPorgy and EnsembleBess, You Is My Woman NowPorgy and BessOh I Can't Sit DownEnsembleI Ain't Got No ShameEnsembleIt Ain't Necessarily SoSportin' Life and EnsembleBess and CrownAct 2Sung ByOh, Doctor JesusSerena, Maria, Peter, Lily and PorgyI Loves You, PorgyPorgy and BessEnsembleOh de Lawd Shake de HeavenEnsembleEnsembleA Red Headed WomanCrown and EnsembleEnsembleThere's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New YorkSportin' Life and BessEnsemblePorgy, Serena and MariaPorgy and Ensemble
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Michael V. SmarttBest Choreography
1983 Nominee
Choreographed by George Faison -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Produced by Radio City Music Hall Productions (Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) and Sherwin M. Goldman Productions; Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.; Associate Producer: Virginia Hymes
Music by George Gershwin; Libretto by DuBose Heyward; Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin; Founded on the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward; Musical Director: C. William Harwood
Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
General Manager: Mario De Maria; Company Manager: Herbert Scholder
Production Supervisor: Helaine Head; Production Stage Manager: John Actman; First Assistant Stage Manager: Andre Love; Second Assistant Stage Manager: Richert Easley
Associate Conductor: John Miner; Assistant Conductor: Edward Strauss; Music Preparation: George Darden
General Press Representative: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Goat trained and handled by Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.
Ensemble
Bess
Alternate
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Porgy
Alternate
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Understudies:
Duane Clenton Carter
(Porgy, Crown), Richert Easley
(Detective), Beno Foster
(Peter), Earl Grandison
(Frazier), Elvira Green
(Maria), Gurcell Henry
(Clara), David-Michael Johnson
(Mingo), Leavata Johnson
(Annie), Donald Walter Kase
(Jake), Y. Yvonne Matthews
(Strawberry Woman), John McDaniels
(Robbins), William Moize
(Nelson), Byron Onque
(Jim), Herbert Lee Rawlings, Jr.
(Sportin' Life), Myles Gregory Savage
(Crab Man), Sheryl Shell
(Lily) and Rodney Wing
(Jake)
Act 1
Sung By
Piano
Summertime
Clara
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
Jake and Men
Peter
They Pass By Singing
Porgy
Porgy
Gone, Gone, Gone
Ensemble
Overflow
Ensemble
My Man's Gone Now
Serena
Bess and Ensemble
Jake and Men
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Porgy and Ensemble
Maria
Porgy and Ensemble
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Porgy and Bess
Oh I Can't Sit Down
Ensemble
I Ain't Got No Shame
Ensemble
It Ain't Necessarily So
Sportin' Life and Ensemble
Bess and Crown
Act 2
Sung By
Oh, Doctor Jesus
Serena, Maria, Peter, Lily and Porgy
I Loves You, Porgy
Porgy and Bess
Ensemble
Oh de Lawd Shake de Heaven
Ensemble
Ensemble
A Red Headed Woman
Crown and Ensemble
Ensemble
There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York
Sportin' Life and Bess
Ensemble
Porgy, Serena and Maria
Porgy and Ensemble
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1983 Nominee
Michael V. Smartt
Michael V. Smartt
Best Choreography
1983 Nominee
Choreographed by George Faison
Choreographed by George Faison
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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