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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

(2002)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Tazewell Thompson
  2. Writer : Dorothy Heyward,DuBose Heyward
  3. Cast : Marquita Lister,Alvy Powell,Timothy Robert Blevins,Sabrina Elaine Carten,Dwayne Clark,David Aron Damane,Darryl Reuben Hall,Wynn Harmon,Charles Mandracchia,Angela Renée Simpson,Martin Sola

Cast

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Facts

Original TitlePorgy and Bess

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2002-03-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 33m

Production CompaniesPBS,Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Genres

  • Music

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