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Porgy and Bess Broadway Original Cast Revival


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Based on the play Porgy by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward

Original

Original Cast

Joseph Attles Headshot
Joseph Attles
Crab Man (u/s)
Ensemble
Sportin' Life (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Catherine Ayers Headshot
Catherine Ayers
Annie
Irving Barnes Headshot
Irving Barnes
Ensemble
Porgy
(Applause Books)
Jacqueline Barnes Headshot
Jacqueline Barnes
Child
Lawson Bates Headshot
Lawson Bates
Ensemble
James Hawthorne Bey Headshot
James Hawthorne Bey
Ensemble
Mingo (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Rhoda Boggs Headshot
Rhoda Boggs
Ensemble
Lily (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Walter P. Brown Headshot
Walter P. Brown
Crown (u/s)
Ensemble
Georgia Burke Headshot
Georgia Burke
Maria
Miriam Burton Headshot
Miriam Burton
Ensemble
Serena (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Sibol Cain Headshot
Sibol Cain
Ensemble
Cab Calloway Headshot
Cab Calloway
Sportin' Life
Elsie Clark Headshot
Elsie Clark
Ensemble
Helen Colbert Headshot
Helen Colbert
Bess (u/s)
Clara
Charles Colman Headshot
Charles Colman
Ensemble
Jake (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Clarice Crawford Headshot
Clarice Crawford
Ensemble
Joseph Crawford Headshot
Joseph Crawford
Peter

(The Honey Man)
Willis Daily Headshot
Willis Daily
Detective (u/s)
Policeman
Hugh Dilworth Headshot
Hugh Dilworth
Joe
Performer
(Applause Books)
Helen Dowdy Headshot
Helen Dowdy
Lily
Maria (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Helen Ferguson Headshot
Helen Ferguson
Annie (u/s)
Ensemble
Elizabeth Foster Headshot
Elizabeth Foster
Bess (u/s)
Ruby
Doris Galiber Headshot
Doris Galiber
Ensemble
John Garth Headshot
John Garth
Ensemble
Ruby Greene Headshot
Ruby Greene
Ensemble
Kenneth Hibbert Headshot
Kenneth Hibbert
Ensemble
Sportin' Life (u/s)
Undertaker (u/s)
(Applause Books)
George A. Hill Headshot
George A. Hill
Ensemble
LeVern Hutcherson Headshot
LeVern Hutcherson
Porgy
(Applause Books)
Joseph James Headshot
Joseph James
Jake
George Royston Jr. Headshot
George Royston Jr.
Child
Sam Kasakoff Headshot
Sam Kasakoff
Coroner
Policeman
Moses LaMarr Headshot
Moses LaMarr
Frazier
Jerry Laws Headshot
Jerry Laws
Mingo
Urylee Leonardos Headshot
Urylee Leonardos
Bess
(Applause Books)
Moses La Marr Headshot
Moses La Marr
Frazier
John McCurry Headshot
John McCurry
Crown
Joy McLean Headshot
Joy McLean
Ensemble
Pauline Phelps Headshot
Pauline Phelps
Ensemble
Leontyne Price Headshot
Leontyne Price
Bess
(Applause Books)
Edna Ricks Headshot
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
Walter Riemer Headshot
Walter Riemer
Detective
Howard Roberts Headshot
Howard Roberts
Robbins
Anabelle Ross Headshot
Anabelle Ross
Ensemble
George A. Royston Headshot
George A. Royston
Ensemble
Peter (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Leslie Scott Headshot
Leslie Scott
Porgy
(Applause Books)
Sherman Sneed Headshot
Sherman Sneed
Jim
Delores Swan Headshot
Delores Swan
Clara (u/s)
Ensemble
Helen Thigpen Headshot
Helen Thigpen
Serena
Clyde Turner Headshot
Clyde Turner
Ensemble
Eloise C. Uggams Headshot
Eloise C. Uggams
Ensemble
William Veasey Headshot
William Veasey
Undertaker
Barbara Ann Webb Headshot
Barbara Ann Webb
Ensemble
Serena (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Ray Yeates Headshot
Ray Yeates
Crab Man

Production Team

Robert Breen Director
Eva Jessye Choral Director
Jed Mace Costume Designer
Wolfgang Roth Scenic Designer
Alexander Smallens Musical Director

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