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Porgy and Bess (1943)

Broadway, Musical

MusicGeorge Gershwin

Lyrics • Lyrics - AdditionalIra Gershwin

Lyrics • Book • Based on the PlayDorothy Heyward

Lyrics • Book • Based on the PlayDuBose Heyward

AdaptationDiedre L. Murray

AdaptationDiedre Murray

AdaptationSuzan-Lori Parks

AdaptationSuzan Lori Parks

Picture of 44th Street Theatre

Venue44th Street Theatre216 W. 44th St. New York, NY

Licensed ByConcord Theatricals

Opening DateSep 13th 1943

Closing DateOct 2nd 1943

Creative Team
Direction
Robert Ross
Original
Music Direction
Eva Jessye
Original
Scenic Design
Herbert Andrews
Original
Costume Design
Paul Du Pont
Original
Cast
Porgy
Todd Duncan
Original
Bess
Etta Moten
Original
Crown
Warren Coleman
Original
Serena
Alma Hubbard
Original
Sportin' Life
Avon Long
Original
Frazier
Charles Welch
Original
Undertaker
Coyal McMahon
Original
Robbins
Henry Davis
Original
Policeman
Kenneth Konopka
Original
Annie
Musa Williams
Original
Peter
George Randol
Original
Coroner
Don Darcy
Original
Clara
Harriet Jackson
Original
Crab Man
Edward Lee Tyler
Original
Jim
William C Smith
Original
Chorus
John Diggs
Original
Assota Marshall
Original
Ruthetta Anderson
Original
Patricia Rice
Original
Robert Tucker
Original
Thomas Tucker
Original
Leslie Gray
Original
Coral McMahan
Original
Gladys Goode
Original
Charles Coleman
Original
Harold Desverney
Original
Zelda Shelton
Original
Douglas Rice
Original
Roger Aeford
Original
Virginia Girvin
Original
Annabelle Ross
Original
Kenneth Tucker
Original
Sadie McGill
Original
Louisa Howard
Original
Eulabel Riley
Original
Eloise Uggams
Original
Jerry Laws
Original
Velda Shelton
Original
William O'Neal
Original
Strawberry Woman
Catherine Ayers
Original
Mariah
Georgette Harvey
Original
Detective
Richard Bowler
Original
Nelson
Charles Colman
Original
Jake
Edward Matthews
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Cheryl Crawford
Original
John J Wildberg
Original

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