The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)
Released:
2009-04-19
Duration:
2hr 38min
Genres:
Music
Rating 10.0
From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin
Overview
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Production Companies
San Francisco Opera
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.029 |
Directed By
Francesca Zambello
Crew
Director
Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello
Conductor
John DeMain
John DeMain
Choreographer
Denni Sayers
Denni Sayers
Stage Director
Francesca Zambello
Francesca Zambello
Songs
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Executive Producer
David Gockley
David Gockley
Set Designer
Peter J. Davison
Peter J. Davison
Costume Designer
Paul Tazewell
Paul Tazewell
Writer
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Novel
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
TOP CAST
Eric Owens
Porgy
Laquita Mitchell
Bess
Lester Lynch
Crown
Chauncey Packer
Sportin' Life
Karen Slack
Serena
Angel Blue
Clara
Alteouise DeVaughn
Maria
Eric Greene
Jake
Michael Bragg
Mingo
Malesha Jessie
Annie
Samantha McElhaney
Strawberry Woman
Amber Mercomes
Lily
Michael Austin
Robbins
Ashley Faatoalia
Crab Man
Calvin Lee
Peter
Frederick Matthews
Nelson
Earl Hazell
Jim
Kenneth Overton
Frazier
Darren K. Stokes
Undertaker
Richard Farrell
Detective
Louis Landman
Policeman
John Minágro
Coroner