Who Played Performer in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Performer is a role in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, a musical that opened US Tour in 2013.

The classic story by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorthy Heyward and Ira Gershwin 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.

86 actors have played Performer in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.

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Performer	Production	Opened
	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Abbie Mitchell	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Edward Matthews	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Georgette Harvey	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Helen Dowdy	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
J. Rosamond Johnson	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
John W. Bubbles	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Ruby Elzy	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Todd Duncan	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Warren Coleman	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1935
Avon Long	Los Angeles Porgy and Bess	1943
Etta Moten	Los Angeles Porgy and Bess	1943
Ruby Elzy	Los Angeles Porgy and Bess	1943
Todd Duncan	Los Angeles Porgy and Bess	1943
Alonzo Jones	Porgy and Bess	1952
Barbara Webb	Porgy and Bess	1952
Bernice Hall	Porgy and Bess	1952
John W. Bubbles	Porgy and Bess	1952
Leontyne Price	Porgy and Bess	1952
Maeretha Stewart	Porgy and Bess	1952
McHenry Boatwright	Porgy and Bess	1952
Miriam Burton	Porgy and Bess	1952
Robert Henson	Porgy and Bess	1952
William Warfield	Porgy and Bess	1952
Hugh Dilworth	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1953
Abraham Lind-Oquendo	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Andrew Hyde Smith	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Betty Lane	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Carol Brice	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Clamma Cale	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Curtis Dickson	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Delores Ivory-Davis	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Donnie Ray Albert	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Esther Hinds	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
George Robert Merritt	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Irene Oliver	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Larry Marshall	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Robert Mosley	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Wilma Shakesnider	Broadway Porgy and Bess	1976
Barbara Conrad	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Charles Williams	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
David Arnold	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Donald Osborne	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Florence Quivar	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Gregg Baker	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Hansford Rowe	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Hosey Hawkins	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Isola Jones	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
J. Aubrey Jones	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Jim Michael Smart	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
John A. Freeman-McDaniels	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
John D. Anthony	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Joseph Jubare	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Larry Storch	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Marvis Martin	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Milton B. Grayson, Jr.	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Myrvin Wallace	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Priscilla Baskerville	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Roberta Alexander	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Simon Estes	New York Porgy and Bess	1985
Barbara Conrad	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Barry Green	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Charles Williams	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
David Arnold	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Donald Osborne	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Grace Bumbry	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Gregg Baker	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Gwendolyn Bradley	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Hillary Johnson	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Isola Jones	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
J. Aubrey Jones	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Jack Sims	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
John A. Freeman-McDaniels	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
John B. Anthony	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Joseph Jubare	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Michael Lofton	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Milton B. Grayson, Jr.	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Myrvin Wallace	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Ossie Hawkins	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Robert Moseley	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Veronica Tyler	New York Porgy and Bess	1986
Alicia Hall Moran	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Allison Blackwell	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Andrea Jones-Sojola	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Cedric Neal	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
David Hughey	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Heather Hill	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
J.D. Webster	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Joseph Dellger	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Julius Thomas III	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Lisa Nicole Wilkerson	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Nathaniel Stampley	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Phumzile Sojola	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Roosevelt Andrew Credit	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Trevon Davis	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Wilkie Ferguson	Broadway The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2012
Cheryse McLeod Lewis	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Lindsay Roberts	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Quentin Oliver Lee	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Vanjah Alexander Boikai	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013

Other Roles in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Role	Production	Opened
Bess	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Clara	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Crown	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Detective	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Fisherman	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Honey Man	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Jake	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Mariah	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Mingo	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Performer	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Policeman	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Porgy	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Robbins	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Serena	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Sportin' Life	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Sporting Life	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
The Crab Man	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
The Detective	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
The Strawberry Woman	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
The Undertaker	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013
Woman of Catfish Row	US Tour The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess	2013

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