My guest this week is author Deborah Phillips whose new book is titled: AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend — for which he wrote the book, music, & lyrics — is one of the most successful British musicals of all time.
Photos: In Rehearsal with PORGY & BESS
By: Walter McBride
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
Director Diane Paulus
Director Diane Paulus
Philip Boykin
Philip Boykin
Audra McDonald & Company
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company
Audra McDonald with Na Tasha Tvette Williams & Company a
Joshua Henry with Nikki Renee Daniels & the Company
Joshua Henry with Nikki Renee Daniels & the Company
Joshua Henry with Nikki Renee Daniels & the Company
Joshua Henry & the Company a
Joshua Henry & the Company
Joshua Henry & the Company
Joshua Henry & the Company
Joshua Henry & the Company
Joshua Henry & the Company
David Alan Grier with the Company
David Alan Grier & Joshua Henry with the Company
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company
David Alan Grier with Joshua Henry & the Company
David Alan Grier & Company
David Alan Grier & Company
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