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Porgy and Bess

(Broadway Revival, 1976)

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Production Information
Previews:September 20, 1976 (7 previews)
Opening:September 25, 1976
Closing:January 09, 1977
# Performances:122
Theatres:Mark Hellinger Theatre
(12/7/1976 - 1/9/1977)
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(12/7/1976 - 1/9/1977)
Uris Theatre
(9/25/1976 - ?)
Uris Theatre
(9/20/1976 - 12/5/1976)
Production Type:Revival
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Unknown
Market:Broadway
 
Production Staff
Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
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Lighting Designer
Jack O'Brien
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Director
Nancy Potts
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Costume Designer
Robert Randolph
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Scenic Designer
Mabel Robinson
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Choreographer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Donnie Ray Albert
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Porgy (Alternate)
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Performer
Steven Alex-Cole
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Crab Man
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Ensemble
John D. Anthony
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Ensemble
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Crown (Understudy)
Shirley Baines
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Annie
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Ensemble
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Serena (Understudy)
Earl Baker
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Ensemble
Kenneth Barry
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Mr. Archdale
Phyllis Bash
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Ensemble
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Strawberry Woman
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Bess (Understudy)
Kenneth Bates
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Ensemble
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Peter (Understudy)
Raymond Bazemore
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Ensemble
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Frazier
Carol Brice
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Performer
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Maria
Barbara Buck
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Ensemble
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Lily (Understudy)
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Strawberry Woman (Understudy)
Clamma Cale
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Performer
Alex Carrington
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Scipio
Clamma Dale
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Bess (Alternate)
Curtis Dickson
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Performer
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Jake
Ella Eure
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Ensemble
Wilhelmenia Fernandez
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Ensemble
William Gammon
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Policeman
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Detective (Understudy)
Elizabeth Graham
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Ensemble
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Clara (Understudy)
Earl Grandison
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Ensemble
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Frazier (Understudy)
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Undertaker (Understudy)
Kenneth Hamilton
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Ensemble
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Jake (Understudy)
Betty Harris
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Ensemble
Esther Hinds
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Bess (Alternate)
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Performer
Loretta Holkmann
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Ensemble
Delores Ivory-Davis
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Serena (Alternate)
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Performer
Alma Johnson
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Ensemble
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Clara (Understudy)
Cora Johnson
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Ensemble
Betty Lane
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Performer
Betty D. Lane
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Clara
Abraham Lind-Oquendo
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Porgy (Alternate)
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Performer
Roberta Long
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Ensemble
Hartwell Mace
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Ensemble
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Jim
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Porgy (Understudy)
Larry Marshall
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Performer
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Sportin' Life
Patricia McDermott
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Ensemble
George Robert Merritt
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Crown (Alternate)
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Performer
Myra Merritt
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Ensemble
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Lily
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Clara (Understudy)
Naomi Moody
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Ensemble
Robert Mosley
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Porgy (Alternate)
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Performer
Irene Oliver
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Bess (Alternate)
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Performer
Glover Parham
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Ensemble
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Robbins
William Penn
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Ensemble
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Jim (Understudy)
Dwight Ransom
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Ensemble
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Crab Man (Understudy)
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Nelson (Understudy)
Ross Reimueller
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Jasbo Brown
Cornel Richie
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Ensemble
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Undertaker
John B. Ross
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Coroner
Rodrick Ross
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Ensemble
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Robbins (Understudy)
Hansford Rowe
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Detective
Wilma A. Shakesnider
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Serena (Alternate)
Wilma Shakesnider
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Performer
Alexander B. Smalls
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Ensemble
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Jake (Understudy)
Andrew Smith
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Crown (Alternate)
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Performer
Bernard Thacker
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Ensemble
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Mingo
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Sportin' Life (Understudy)
Mervin Wallace
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Peter
(The Honey Man)
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Ensemble
Barbara Ann Webb
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Ensemble
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Maria (Understudy)
Wardell Woodard
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Ensemble
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Mingo (Understudy)
Denice Woods
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Ensemble
Barbara L. Young
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Ensemble
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Annie (Understudy)
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