The classic story by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorthy Heyward and Ira Gershwin 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.
1935 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1942 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1943 | Broadway |
Broadway |
1944 | Broadway |
Broadway |
1952 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1953 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1961 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
1964 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
1976 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2000 | Broadway |
New York City Opera Production Broadway |
2006 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2012 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2013 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
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