Who Played Bess in Porgy and Bess

Bess is a role in Porgy and Bess, a musical that opened Broadway in 1944.

Based on the play <i>Porgy</i> by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward

22 actors have played Bess in Porgy and Bess.

Performer	Production	Opened
Anne Wiggins Brown	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1942
Etta Moten	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1942
Etta Moten	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1943
Etta Moten	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1944
Elizabeth Foster	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1953
Helen Colbert	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1953
Leontyne Price	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1953
Urylee Leonardos	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1953
Clamma Dale	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Esther Hinds	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Irene Oliver	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Phyllis Bash	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Daisy Newman	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1983
Henrietta Elizabeth Davis	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1983
Naomi Moody	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1983
Priscilla Baskerville	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1983
Marquita Lister	Broadway Porgy and Bess	2000
Nicola Hughes	West End Porgy and Bess	2006
Alicia Hall Moran	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Audra McDonald	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Sumayya Ali	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Alicia Hall Moran	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Cheryse McLeod Lewis	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Soara-Joye Ross	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Sumayya Ali	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013

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