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Who Played Lily in Porgy and Bess

Lily is a role in Porgy and Bess, a musical that opened Broadway in 1943.

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

9 actors have played Lily in Porgy and Bess.

View full cast of Porgy and Bess

Performer Production Opened
Helen Dowdy Broadway Porgy and Bess 1935
Helen Dowdy Broadway Porgy and Bess 1942
Catherine Ayers Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Catherine Ayres Broadway Porgy and Bess 1944
Helen Dowdy Broadway Porgy and Bess 1953
Rhoda Boggs Broadway Porgy and Bess 1953
Barbara Buck Broadway Porgy and Bess 1976
Myra Merritt Broadway Porgy and Bess 1976
Sheryl Shell Broadway Porgy and Bess 1983
Y. Yvonne Matthews Broadway Porgy and Bess 1983
Shirley Russ Broadway Porgy and Bess 2000

Other Roles in Porgy and Bess

Role Production Opened
Annie Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Bess Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Chorus Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Clara Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Coroner Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Crab Man Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Crown Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Detective Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Frazier Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Jake Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Jim Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Lily Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Maria Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Mingo Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Nelson Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Peter Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Policeman Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Porgy Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Robbins Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Serena Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Sportin' Life Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Strawberry Woman Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943
Undertaker Broadway Porgy and Bess 1943

“Lily” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Great British Bake Off Musical West End 2023
Annie US Tour 2014
James Joyce's The Dead Broadway 2000
The Secret Garden Broadway 1991
As Is Broadway 1985
New Girl in Town Broadway 1957

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