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Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Revival
Porgy and Bess
Broadway
Revival
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
,
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
music:
George Gershwin
libretto:
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
People (50)
Todd Duncan
Porgy
(Original)
Etta Moten
Bess
(Original)
Catherine Ayers
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
Richard Bowler
Detective
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Charles Colman
Nelson
(Original)
Don Darcy
Coroner
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
(Original)
Alma L. Hubbard
Serena
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Mingo
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
(Original)
George Randol
Peter
(Original)
William C. Smith
Jim
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Lee Tyler
Crab Man
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Welch
Frazier
(Original)
Musa Williams
Annie
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Roger Aeford
Chorus
(Original)
Ruthetta Anderson
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Coleman
Chorus
(Original)
Harold Desverney
Chorus
(Original)
John Diggs
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Chorus
(Original)
Gladys Goode
Chorus
(Original)
Leslie Gray
Chorus
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Chorus
(Original)
Assota Marshall
Chorus
(Original)
Sadie McGill
Chorus
(Original)
Coral McMahan
Chorus
(Original)
William O'Neal
Chorus
(Original)
Patricia Rice
Chorus
(Original)
Douglas Rice
Chorus
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
Chorus
(Original)
Annabelle Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Velda Shelton
Chorus
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Chorus
(Original)
Kenneth Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
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Todd Duncan
Porgy
(Original)
Etta Moten
Bess
(Original)
Catherine Ayers
Lily
(Original)
Strawberry Woman
(Original)
Richard Bowler
Detective
(Original)
Warren Coleman
Crown
(Original)
Charles Colman
Nelson
(Original)
Don Darcy
Coroner
(Original)
Henry Davis
Robbins
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
(Original)
Alma L. Hubbard
Serena
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Mingo
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
(Original)
Edward Matthews
Jake
(Original)
Coyal McMahon
Undertaker
(Original)
George Randol
Peter
(Original)
William C. Smith
Jim
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Lee Tyler
Crab Man
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Welch
Frazier
(Original)
Musa Williams
Annie
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Roger Aeford
Chorus
(Original)
Ruthetta Anderson
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Coleman
Chorus
(Original)
Harold Desverney
Chorus
(Original)
John Diggs
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Chorus
(Original)
Gladys Goode
Chorus
(Original)
Leslie Gray
Chorus
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Chorus
(Original)
Assota Marshall
Chorus
(Original)
Sadie McGill
Chorus
(Original)
Coral McMahan
Chorus
(Original)
William O'Neal
Chorus
(Original)
Patricia Rice
Chorus
(Original)
Douglas Rice
Chorus
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
Chorus
(Original)
Annabelle Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Velda Shelton
Chorus
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Chorus
(Original)
Kenneth Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Tucker
Chorus
(Original)
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George Gershwin
Music
Eva Jessye
Musical Director
Robert Ross
Staging
Herbert Andrews
Scenic Design
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
John J. Wildberg
Associated Choreographer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
13
1943
Closing Date
Oct
2
1943
Performances
24
as of Dec 05, 2025
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