The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Category: Music
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.
Status: Released
Release date: 2009-04-19
Run time: 158 minute / 2:38
Director: Francesca Zambello
Production Company : San Francisco Opera
Production Country: United States of America

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Eric Owens
as Porgy
Laquita Mitchell
as Bess
Lester Lynch
as Crown
Chauncey Packer
as Sportin' Life
Karen Slack
as Serena
Angel Blue
as Clara
Alteouise DeVaughn
as Maria
Eric Greene
as Jake
Michael Bragg
as Mingo
Malesha Jessie
as Annie
Samantha McElhaney
as Strawberry Woman
Amber Mercomes
as Lily
Michael Austin
as Robbins
Ashley Faatoalia
as Crab Man
Calvin Lee
as Peter
Frederick Matthews
as Nelson
Earl Hazell
as Jim
Kenneth Overton
as Frazier
Darren K. Stokes
as Undertaker
Richard Farrell
as Detective
Louis Landman
as Policeman
John Minágro
as Coroner
Directing
Francesca Zambello Director

Sound
John DeMain Conductor

Crew
Denni Sayers Choreographer

Directing
Francesca Zambello Stage Director

Sound
George Gershwin Songs

Writing
Ira Gershwin Lyricist

Production
David Gockley Executive Producer

Art
Peter J. Davison Set Designer

Costume & Make-Up
Paul Tazewell Costume Designer

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