BroadwayWorld.com Logo
 
 
LOG IN | REGISTER NOW!
Broadway Tours
Off-Bway London
Help, Pick Me a Show
Latest News
CDs/Books/DVDs
Grosses 2/19 
Photos
Reviews
TV/Video
Web Radio
Broadway   Off-topic 
West End   Student 
Auditions - Equity
Auditions - Non Equity
Books Database
BWW Junior
Classifieds
College Center
High School Center
Tony Awards
Upcoming CDs
Videos Database
Event Calendar
NYC Guide
Hotel Finder
Restaurant Guide
Classroom / Education
Photo IQ
Twitter Watch
Your Settings
Advertising Info
Contact Us
Forgot Login?
Logo Archive
Merchandise
RSS/XML Feeds
Submit News
PORGY & BESS Articles
Click Here for More Articles on PORGY & BESS...

Photo Coverage: PORGY & BESS Opening Night Curtain Call!

Check out photos below of Audra McDonaldNorm LewisDavid Alan Grier & company lighting up the stage during the show's opening night curtain call celebration on Thursday, January 12!

Joining these Broadway A-listers onstage were Phillip Boykin as Crown, Nikki Renée Daniels as Clara, Joshua Henry as Jake, Christopher Innvar as Detective, Bryonha Marie Parham as Serena and NaTasha Yvette Williams as Mariah as well as Allison Blackwell, Roosevelt André Credit, Trevon Davis, Joseph Dellger, Wilkie Ferguson, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Heather Hill, David Hughey, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Alicia Hall Moran, Cedric Neal, Phumzile Sojola, Nathaniel Stampley, Julius Thomas III, J.D. Webster and Lisa Nicole Wilkerson.

The classic story by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward is set in Charleston's fabled Catfish Row, where the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, and the only one who can rescue her is the crippled but courageous Porgy. Threatened by her formidable former lover Crown, and the seductive enticements of the colorful troublemaker Sporting Life, Porgy and Bess' relationship evolves into a deep romance that triumphs as one of theater's most exhilarating love stories.

Following its sold-out world premiere engagement at Boston's American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), the creative team, led by Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus (Hair), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog), and two-time Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray (Running Man), now brings George and Ira Gershwin's legendary masterwork to the Broadway stage for the first time in more than 35 years. The creative team also includes choreographer Ronald K. Brown, set designer Riccardo Hernandez, costume designer ESosa, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind and sound designer ACME Sound Partners

Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.


Theatre Marquee


Joseph Dellger & Christopher Innvar


Joseph Dellger & Christopher Innvar


Joseph DellgerChristopher Innvar


Bryonha Marie Parham


NaTasha Yvette Williams


NaTasha Yvette Williams


Nikki Renee Daniels & Joshua Henry


Nikki Renee Daniels & Joshua Henry


Joshua Henry


Phillip Boykin


Phillip Boykin


Phillip Boykin


David Alan Grier


David Alan Grier


David Alan Grier


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis d


Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis


David Alan Grier


Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis


Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier & Bryonha Marie Parham


Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Audra McDonald


Phillip Boykin & Audra McDonald


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier & Bryonha Marie Parham


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier


Audra McDonald d


Phillip Boykin, Director Diane Paulus, Audra McDonald, Suzan-Lori Parks, Diedre L. Murray & Norm Lewis


Phillip Boykin, Director Diane Paulus, Audra McDonald, Suzan-Lori Parks & Norm Lewis


NaTasha Yvette Williams, Phillip Boykin, Director Diane Paulus, Audra McDonald, Suzan-Lori Parks, Norm Lewis & Company


Phillip Boykin, Director Diane Paulus, Audra McDonald & Suzan-Lori Parks


Audra McDonald

Leave Comments


After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis.

Past Articles by This Author:

More Articles by This Author...

SILENCE! THE MUSICAL
Save up to 35%
EVITA
Tix as low as $67!
Click Here to Register for More Special Offers!
NBC's SMASH -- Series Discussion
498
RENT - PLOT HOLE?
20
Riedel gets busted
16
Porgy and Bess Cast Recording.
5
Just watched Love Never Dies...
9
Robert Diamond's Blog BWW Launches Non-Equity Audition Center
BWW Joins Google +
2012 Regional Expansion - Find Shows, Restaurants & More
Michael Dale's Broadway Blog
Grosses & Quote
BroadwayGirl NYC Blog
Pop Culture & Broadway
Roundabout Theater Company Blog
From the Artistic Director: Look Back in Anger
MamaDrama NYC
SMASH
Sound Off Broadway Blog
GLEE Wins With A Bang, Splash & Crash
Submissions Only
Submission's Only on BWW BWW TV Exclusive:
SUBMISSIONS ONLY
Season 2
jakeyoh - jakeyoh: Feeling very tired. Not seeing much theat... more...
Now Playing:
Now Playing on Broadway Web Radio You & I from bare on 2007 Original Studio Cast - Act I.
Stephanie J. Block, Julia Murney, et al. Set for CAST PARTY at Town Hall, 2/23
Ellen Barkin, Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells to Star in NBC's THE NEW NORMAL Pilot
STAGE TUBE: Final Bows at La Jolla JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Barbra Streisand to Remain With Columbia Records for 50th Anniversary
Photo Flash: Meet LEAP OF FAITH's Stars- Raul Esparza & Jessica Phillips!
BWW Now Seeking Interns for Spring 2012!
Jonathan Groff to Return to GLEE This Spring!
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Extends Through 3/18
LaChiusa's GIANT to Head to Public in Fall; Broadway Next? LaChiusa's GIANT to Head to Public in Fall; Broadway Next?
West End's THE BODYGUARD Launches Official Website West End's THE BODYGUARD Launches Official Website
UP ON THE MARQUEE: END OF THE RAINBOW! UP ON THE MARQUEE: END OF THE RAINBOW!
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for February 15th, 2012 'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for February 15th, 2012
SILENCE: The Musical Adds Special Show to Celebrate Film's Birthday, Feb 25! SILENCE Adds Special Show to Celebrate Film's Bday, 2/25
Cast of  SILENCE THE MUSICAL to Appear at Barnes & Nobles, 2/23 Cast of SILENCE THE MUSICAL to Appear at Barnes & Nobles, 2/23
SILENCE! THE MUSICAL and More to Appear at Barnes & Noble, 2/23 SILENCE! THE MUSICAL to Appear at Barnes & Noble, 2/23
Photo EXCLUSIVE: Sir Paul McCartney Visits MARY POPPINS Photo EXCLUSIVE: Sir Paul McCartney Visits MARY POPPINS
STAGE TUBE: Kevin Yee Stars in JEREMY LIN THE MUSICAL STAGE TUBE: Kevin Yee Stars in JEREMY LIN THE MUSICAL
MARY POPPINS to Open 3/20 at Tennessee Performing Arts Center MARY POPPINS Set for Nashville Run, 3/20

HOUDINI CHINGLISH CARRIE MATILDA MEMPHIS GODSPELL FOLLIES CHICAGO HARVEY RENT HAIR ANNIE NEWSIES REBECCA ZORBA more...


  • BROADWAY
  • NATIONAL TOURS
  • ALABAMA - Birmingham
  • ALASKA - Anchorage
  • ARIZONA - Mesa
  • ARIZONA - Phoenix
  • ARIZONA - Tempe
  • ARKANSAS - Little Rock
  • CALIFORNIA - Costa Mesa
  • CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles
  • CALIFORNIA - Sacramento
  • CALIFORNIA - San Diego
  • CALIFORNIA - San Francisco
  • CALIFORNIA - Santa Barbara
  • COLORADO - Denver
  • CONNECTICUT
  • CONNECTICUT - Hartford
  • DELAWARE
  • FLORIDA
  • FLORIDA - Ft. Lauderdale
  • FLORIDA - Jacksonsville
  • FLORIDA - Orlando
  • FLORIDA - St. Petersburg
  • FLORIDA - Tampa
  • GEORGIA - Atlanta
  • HAWAII
  • IDAHO - Boise
  • ILLINOIS - Chicago
  • INDIANA - Indianpolis
  • INDIANA - South Bend
  • IOWA - Des Moines
  • KANSAS - Wichita
  • KENTUCKY - Louisville
  • LOUISIANA - New Orleans
  • MAINE
  • MARYLAND - Baltimore
  • MASSACHUSETTS - Boston
  • MICHIGAN - Detroit
  • MINNESOTA - Minneapolis
  • MINNESOTA - St. Paul
  • MISSISSIPPI - Jackson
  • MISSOURI - Kansas City
  • MISSOURI - St. Louis
  • MONTANA
  • NEBRASKA - Omaha
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE
  • NEW JERSEY
  • NEVADA - Las Vegas
  • NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque
  • NEW YORK - Buffalo
  • NEW YORK - Central New York
  • NEW YORK - Long Island
  • NEW YORK - Rockland
  • NEW YORK - Westchester
  • NORTH CAROLINA - Charlotte
  • NORTH CAROLINA - Raleigh
  • NORTH DAKOTA - Fargo
  • OHIO - Cincinnati
  • OHIO - Cleveland
  • OHIO - Columbus
  • OHIO - Dayton
  • OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City
  • OKLAHOMA - Tulsa
  • OREGON - Portland
  • PENNSYLVANIA - Philadelphia
  • PENNSYLVANIA - Pittsburgh
  • RHODE ISLAND
  • SOUTH CAROLINA
  • SOUTH DAKOTA - Sioux Falls
  • TENNESSEE - Memphis
  • TENNESSEE - Nashville
  • TEXAS - Austin
  • TEXAS - Dallas
  • TEXAS - Houston
  • TEXAS - San Antonio
  • UTAH - Salt Lake City
  • VERMONT
  • VIRGINIA - Norfolk
  • WASHINGTON - Seattle
  • WASHINGTON, DC
  • WEST VIRGINIA
  • WISCONSIN - Appleton
  • WISCONSIN - Madison
  • WISCONSIN - Milwaukee
  • WYOMING - Casper
  • LONDON - WEST END
  • ARGENTINA
  • AUSTRIA
  • AUSTRALIA
  • BELGIUM
  • BRAZIL
  • CANADA - OTTAWA
  • CANADA - QUEBEC
  • CANADA - TORONTO
  • CANADA - VANCOUVER
  • CHINA
  • FINLAND
  • FRANCE
  • GERMANY
  • HUNGARY
  • INDIA
  • INDONESIA
  • IRELAND
  • ISRAEL
  • ITALY
  • JAPAN
  • LUXEMBOURG
  • MALAYSIA
  • MEXICO
  • MONACO
  • NETHERLANDS
  • NEW ZEALAND
  • NORWAY
  • PHILIPPINES
  • POLAND
  • PRAGUE
  • RUSSIA
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • SOUTH KOREA
  • SPAIN
  • SWITZERLAND
  • TURKEY
  • CABARET
  • OFF-BROADWAY
  • OFF-OFF BROADWAY
  • BOOKS
  • CELEBRITY
  • CLASSICAL MUSIC
  • COMEDY
  • CONCERTS
  • DANCE
  • FASHION
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • OPERA
  • REALITY TV
  • TV
  • VISUAL ARTS
  • Contact us. All Materials Copyright 2011 Wisdom Digital Media.

    Privacy Policy.