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Porgy and Bess at American Repertory Theater

Dates: (8/17/2011 - 10/2/2011 )

Theatre:

American Repertory Theater


Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Cambridge,MA 02138

Phone: 617.547.8300

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In 1935, Porgy and Bess premiered at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. Now, 76 years later, the A.R.T. brings back Porgy and Bess in a new production. This classic American tale is set in the 1930s in Catfish Row, a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. Bess, beautiful and troubled, turns to Porgy, the crippled beggar, in search of safety after her possessive lover Crown commits murder. As Porgy and Bess’s love grows, their future is threatened by Crown and the conniving Sporting Life. This heartbreaking love story boasts some of the most famous and beloved works from the Great American Songbook, including: “Summertime,” “Bess, You Is My Woman,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So" and “I Loves You, Porgy.”

Cast and Creative team for Porgy and Bess at American Repertory Theater

Bess Audra McDonald*
Porgy Norm Lewis*
Sporting Life David Alan Grier*
Jake Joshua Henry*
Crown Phillip Boykin*
Mariah NaTasha Yvette Williams*
Clara Nikki Renée Daniels*
Serena Bryonha Marie Parham*
Frazier, the Crab Man Cedric Neal*
Mingo, the Undertaker J.D. Webster*
Robbins Nathaniel Stampley*
Peter, the Honey Man Phumzile Sojola*
Lily Heather Hill*
Strawberry Woman Andrea Jones-Sojola*

Fishermen
Wilkie Ferguson*
Trevon Davis*
Roosevelt André Credit*

Women of Catfish Row

Alicia Hall Moran*
Allison Blackwell*
Lisa Nicole Wilkerson*

Policeman Joseph Dellger*
Detective Christopher Innvar*


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