A full color, hardcover book for the motion picture adaptation of the play Porgy and Bess by Ira and George Gershwin. The film adaptation, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, in 1959 starred Sidney Poitier, ...

2012 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Norm Lewis 2012 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Audra McDonald 2012 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Orchestra is kicking off the month of March with George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, set in the slums of 1930's Charleston, South Carolina. "Gershwin himself went ...

The Mother Lode Series opened recently with the greatest American musical play of all, “ Porgy and Bess.” For nearly 70 years this wonderful work has overcome early carp ing criti cism that it hasn't ...

Soprano Angel Blue as Bess and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as Porgy in HGO's productionof Porgy and Bess. Credit: Michael Bishop When George Gershwin died in Hollywood in 1937 at the age of 38 from a ...

Michael Sumuel was a high school freshman competing in the all-state auditions when his voice broke. “I was auditioning as a Tenor II. There was some descending line and I remember it started on a ...

Houston Grand Opera launched its 2025-26 season with a soul-stirring statement — one that blended history, harmony, and high jazzy American style — at the season-opening performance of Porgy and Bess, ...

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2025-26 Friday season with George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" in a performance that showcased an array of star-quality soloists, a superb chorus, and a gritty ...

“ It's an extraordinarily rich story,” said. Khori Dastoor with more than a hint of awe in her voice. Houston Grand Opera’s general director and CEO is talking about "Porgy and Bess," George ...