Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS

By: Dec. 07, 2011
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The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS comes to Broadway in a stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So," and "I Got Plenty Of Nothing," plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Ragtime, "Private Practice"), Drama Desk nominee Norm Lewis (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim) and two-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier (Race, "In Living Color").

Yesterday, the company met the press and treated the crowd to a performance preview. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you full photo coverage of the performances below!

The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS will begin previews on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 and open on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 877-250-2929 .

The classic story by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward 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.

Following its sold-out world premiere engagement at Boston's American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), one of Broadway's most accomplished creative teams, led by Tony-nominated director Diane Paulus(Hair), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog), and two-time Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray (Running Man), now brings George and Ira Gershwin's legendary masterwork to the Broadway stage for the first time in more than 35 years.

The creative team also includes choreographer Ronald K. Brown, set designer Riccardo Hernandez, costume designer ESosa, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind and sound designer ACME Sound Partners.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Director Diane Paulus

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Director Diane Paulus

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
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Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
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Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
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Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
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Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
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Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Diane Paulus

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Philip Boykin

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Philip Boykin

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Audra McDonald & Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company

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Joshua Henry with Nikki Renee Daniels & the Company

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Joshua Henry with Nikki Renee Daniels & the Company

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Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Joshua Henry & the Company

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Joshua Henry & the Company

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David Alan Grier

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier with the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier & Joshua Henry with the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier & Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier & Company

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
David Alan Grier

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS



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