06 October 1993 Drama, Music 184 mins
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.
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Willard White as Porgy
Cynthia Haymon as Bess
Cynthia Clarey as Serena
Marietta Simpson as Maria
Damon Evans as Sportin' Life
Paula Ingram as Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins as Jake
Barrington Coleman as Mingo
William B. Johnson as Frazier
Andrez Harriott as Scipio
Bruce Hubbard as Jake (singing voice)
Harolyn Blackwell as Clara (singing voice)
Johnny Worthy as Robbins (singing voice)
Alan Tilvern as Detective
Ted Maynard as Mr. Archdale
Billy J. Mitchell as Coroner
George Gershwin Music
DuBose Heyward Writer
Dorothy Heyward Writer
Trevor Nunn Director
Ira Gershwin Lyricist
George Gershwin Songs
George Gershwin Original Music Composer
Chris Townsend Director of Photography
Simon Rattle Conductor
Greg Smith Producer
Stephanie Marks Producer
Richard Price Executive Producer
Dennis Marks Executive Producer
Trevor Nunn Adaptation
St. John O'Rorke Editor
United States 06 October 1993
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Porgy and Bess full hd movie trailer.
Premieres Friday October 17 2014 at 9:00 ET This production of Porgy and Bess from ...
From the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam comes this performance of George Gershwin's opera. The cast features Willard White (Porgy); Faye Robinson (Bess); ...
Stars Norm Lewis (Porgy) and Audra McDonald (Bess) join director Diane Paulus to discuss the evolution and the current ...
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