The Gershwins®' Porgy and Bess®
George Gershwin
The Gershwins®' Porgy and Bess® (2012 Broadway Version)
by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
Synopsis
Recognized worldwide as a masterpiece and an “American Folk Opera,” Porgy and Bess ® was George Gershwin’s final work for the musical stage.
Based on DuBose and Dorothy Heyward’s play Porgy , The Gershwins ® ’ Porgy and Bess ® combines elements of jazz, classical and American folk music to tell the story of a Black waterfront community in Charleston, South Carolina.
The opera's notable arias include “Summertime,” “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing,” “My Man’s Gone Now,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” and “I’m On My Way.”
This Tony Award-winning adaptation of the opera premiered on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on January 12, 2012, starring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.
Publication
Publisher Tams-Witmark
The Gershwins®' Porgy and Bess® (2012 Broadway Version) is a play written by George Gershwin and published by Tams-Witmark .
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