The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
10.0 | 2009 | 2h 38m

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Music

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Overview

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Francesca Zambello Director
DuBose Heyward Writer

Top Billed Cast

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Porgy

Laquita Mitchell

Laquita Mitchell

Bess

Lester Lynch

Lester Lynch

Crown

Chauncey Packer

Chauncey Packer

Sportin' Life

Karen Slack

Karen Slack

Serena

Angel Blue

Angel Blue

Clara

Alteouise DeVaughn

Alteouise DeVaughn

Maria

Eric Greene

Eric Greene

Jake

Michael Bragg

Michael Bragg

Mingo

Malesha Jessie

Malesha Jessie

Annie