The Oscar winner’s candid, entertaining memoirs unveil the man behind the icon, from his rivalry with Harry Belafonte to ...

If there is one opera lost or won by its chorus and characters, it’s George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. In this perfect storm of a story, it’s all about the tight-knit fishing community that ...

soprano Brittany Renee as Bess (a role she will alternate with soprano Alyson Cambridge) and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as Porgy (also alternating with baritone Reginald Smith Jr.). Their ...

and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as Porgy (also alternating with baritone Reginald Smith Jr.). Their ravishing duet (“Bess, You Is My Woman Now”) was one of many high points. Renee’s Bess ...

Porgy and Bess runs through May 31, 2025, and is produced by the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center located at 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20566.

and Dunbar’s In Dahomey (1903), Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s Shuffle Along (1921), Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (1935), Mike Todd’s Hot Mikado (1939), Vernon Duke’s Cabin in the Sky (1940 ...

She also appeared with Sammy Davis, Jr. in “Porgy And Bess,” “Mr. Wonderful” and “Shinbone Alley,” in addition to appearing with the original cast of West Side Story on Broadway.

Guillaume remembers being somewhat intimidated by Davis — then at the peak of his powers and popularity — noting that “Sammy moved ... a European tour of Porgy and Bess, which also allowed ...

Still, by the time the film went into production, Jules Dassin’s “Uptight” (the closest cousin in tone to Dixon’s film), Ossie Davis’ “Cotton Comes ... his other major credits included “Porgy and Bess ...

Novak, star of Vertigo, and Rat Pack member Davis were at the peak of star power when they met while guests on The Steve Allen Show. They fell hard for each other, but as rumors spread ...