PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Orchestra is kicking off the month of March with George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, set in the slums of 1930's Charleston, South Carolina. "Gershwin himself went ...

The classic story by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorthy Heyward and Ira Gershwin is set in Charleston's fabled Catfish Row, where the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, ...

" It's an extraordinarily rich story," said. Khori Dastoor with more than a hint of awe in her voice. Houston Grand Opera's general director and CEO is talking about "Porgy and Bess," George ...

For all the controversy that has surrounded Diane Paulus' revisionist Broadway revival of 'Porgy and Bess,' or, as it now is billed, 'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess,' the considerable strengths of this ...

The Houston Grand Opera opened its 2025-26 Friday season with George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" in a performance that showcased an array of star-quality soloists, a superb chorus, and a gritty ...

Three-quarters of a century after its New York premiere, the iconic American opera The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess returns to Broadway in a refocused production starring Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald.

You may not know the storyline of Porgy and Bess, but you certainly recognize some of the music, beginning with that standard “Summertime.” Black artistic royalty have been among those who have ...

NEW YORK — “Bess, you is my woman now,” the disabled beggar and unlikely hero of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” sings when he realizes that, somehow, Bess — desirable, though troubled — may actually love ...

Prologue. Mamoulian, Gershwin, and cultural fluidity -- Enter Porgy -- Experiments in musical theater -- Porgy and Bess -- Porgy and Bess and Hollywood A former New York Times music critic and ...

Go behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess” at a March 2 Meet the Artists talk at the Black Archives of Mid-America.