The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Broadway Replacement Cast Revival

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Broadway

Production Team

Christopher Akerlind Lighting Designer
Daniel Brodie Projections Programmer
William David Brohn Orchestrator
Ronald K. Brown Choreographer
Jason Crystal Associate Sound Designer
Riccardo Hernandez Scenic Designer
Christopher Jahnke Orchestrator
Diedre Murray Bookwriter
(Adaptation)
Suzan-Lori Parks Bookwriter
(Adaptation)
ACME Sound Partners Sound Designer
Diane Paulus Director
Emilio Sosa Costume Designer

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has won several awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Acme Sound Partners, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Audra McDonald, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Norm Lewis, Distinguished Revival of a Musical at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Debut Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Phillip Boykin.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has had 21 productions including Broadway which opened in 1935, Broadway which opened in 1935, Broadway which opened in 1942, Broadway which opened in 1942, Broadway which opened in 1943, Broadway which opened in 1943, Broadway which opened in 1944, Broadway which opened in 1944, West End which opened in 1952, Broadway which opened in 1953, Broadway which opened in 1953, Off-Broadway which opened in 1961, Off-Broadway which opened in 1964, Broadway which opened in 1976, Broadway which opened in 1976, Broadway which opened in 1983, Broadway which opened in 1983, Broadway which opened in 2000, West End which opened in 2006, Broadway which opened in 2012 and US Tour which opened in 2013.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has been nominated for the following Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Musical for ESosa, Best Direction of a Musical for Diane Paulus, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Christopher Akerlind, Best Orchestrations for William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke, Best Revival of a Musical for The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust, American Repertory Theater, Freitag Productions/Koenigsberg Filerman, Terry Schnuck, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Joseph & Matthew Deitch, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Brunish Trinchero/Lucio Simons TBC, Howard Kagan, Rebecca Gold, Jerry Frankel, Jeffrey Richards, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Ken Mahoney, Judith Resnick, Tulchin/Bartner/ATG, Paper Boy Productions, Christopher Hart, Alden Badway, Broadway Across America, Irene Gandy, Will Trice, and Best Sound Design of a Musical for Acme Sound Partners.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has won the following Tony Awards: - Best Costume Design of a Musical for ESosa - Best Direction of a Musical for Diane Paulus - Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Christopher Akerlind - Best Orchestrations for William David Brohn - Best Orchestrations for Christopher Jahnke - Best Revival of a Musical for The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust - Best Revival of a Musical for American Repertory Theater - Best Revival of a Musical for Freitag Productions/Koenigsberg Filerman - Best Revival of a Musical for Terry Schnuck - Best Revival of a Musical for Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub - Best Revival of a Musical for Joseph & Matthew Deitch - Best Revival of a Musical for Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Brunish Trinchero/Lucio Simons TBC - Best Revival of a Musical for Howard Kagan - Best Revival of a Musical for Rebecca Gold - Best Revival of a Musical for Jerry Frankel - Best Revival of a Musical for Jeffrey Richards - Best Revival of a Musical for American Repertory Theater - Best Revival of a Musical for Universal Pictures Stage Productions - Best Revival of a Musical for Ken Mahoney - Best Revival of a Musical for Judith Resnick - Best Revival of a Musical for Tulchin/Bartner/ATG - Best Revival of a Musical for Paper Boy Productions - Best Revival of a Musical for Christopher Hart - Best Revival of a Musical for Alden Badway - Best Revival of a Musical for Broadway Across America - Best Revival of a Musical for Irene Gandy - Best Revival of a Musical for Will Trice - Best Revival of a Musical for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Best Sound Design of a Musical for Acme Sound Partners Please note that the list includes both wins and nominations for the show.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Acme Sound Partners, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Audra McDonald, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Norm Lewis, Distinguished Revival of a Musical at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Debut Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Phillip Boykin.

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