• Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy. Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September...
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    Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles...
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    the story of Porgy, a disabled black beggar who lives in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina. It relates his efforts to rescue Bess, the woman he...
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  • for two years, and appeared in Die Zauberflöte, Mandela Trilogy and Porgy and Bess. She won the audience award at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere...
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    Blue; Concerto in F; Porgy and Bess Suite (2005) Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess Suite (2005) Wedding...
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    Auditions. He drew particular acclaim for his portrayal of Porgy in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, a role which he portrayed in the landmark 1976 Houston...
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    despite her success as a performer as she travels Europe with the musical Porgy and Bess. Her depictions of her travels, which take up 40 percent of the book...
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    notable performances include Jake in the 2011 Broadway production of Porgy and Bess, Dr. Jim Pomatter in the Broadway restaging of Waitress, Rapunzel’s...
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    casts, including the classic movie musicals Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for...
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  • Lerner and Loewe (Riverside, 1959) With Bill Potts The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess (1959) With Lee Konitz Live at the Half Note (Verve, 1959) Lee Konitz...
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    Porgy & Bess/Rattle – Review by Robert Levine". Classicstoday.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012. Ivana Redwine (3 July 2001). "DVD Pick: "Porgy & Bess""...
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    Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete, and briefly on Porgy and Bess (1959) and Sorcerer. His subtle and understated demeanor drew the admiration...
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    in The First (1983), Henry Brown in Race (2009) and Sporting Life in Porgy and Bess (2012). Other Broadway roles include in Dreamgirls (1981), and A Funny...
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    following year she brought Gina Schwarz as part of her Pannonica project, Porgy & Bess in Vienna. Meza was nominated in the category of guitarist and female...
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    Carmen, "Signore, ascolta!" from the opera Turandot, Summertime from Porgy and Bess and Ode to joy With Tim Sheff. She also participated on the album "Spain...
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    and Pearl Bailey in a film rendition of the George Gershwin opera, Porgy and Bess (1959). Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was nominated for three...
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    death in 1994 at the age of 86. He had roles in Stormy Weather (1943), Porgy and Bess (1953), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and Hello Dolly! (1967). His career...
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  • at the Metropolitan Opera on November 20, 1985 as Lily in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess conducted by William Vendice. She returned to the Met for more than...
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    playing strong leading African American male roles in films such as Porgy and Bess (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), and A Patch of Blue (1965). He acted...
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  • have included "Mimi" in Giacomo Puccini's La bohème and "Bess" in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. In 2002, she collaborated with the opera singer Mark...
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  • Actress" for her performance in the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess for her role as Serena from the N.Y. Music Critics. Davis made her debut at Carnegie Hall...
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    (Trova TL8 - RP music) Tributo a Monk - 1967 (Trova TL12 - RP music) Porgy & Bess - 1968 (Trova TL 19 - RP music) Encuentro - Enrique Villegas / Paul Gonçalves...
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  • Suite (RCA Victor, 1961) With Miles Davis Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1958) Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1959) Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1961) Facets (CBS, 1967)...
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  • Political views of Paul Robeson Polly (1989 film) Pomo Afro Homos Porgy and Bess Porgy and Bess (film) The Portal (community center) Port Chicago disaster Portrayal...
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  • Film Harry Nilsson and Tom Pierson Nilsson and Pierson Jules Feiffer Porgy and Bess + film (1959) 1935 Broadway George Gershwin DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin...
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  • "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men." In 2000, Williams narrated a musical tribute to Porgy and Bess for the Compton Heights Band in St. Louis, Missouri. Additionally, Williams...
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    adulthood. These included fry cook, sex worker, nightclub performer, Porgy and Bess cast member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference coordinator, and...
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  • Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan, 1879 Polyphème, Cras, 1945 Porgy and Bess, Gershwin, 1935 Porin, Lisinski, 1851 Powder Her Face, Thomas Adès,...
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  • (1992) Pocahontas (1995) Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Poor Things (2023) Porgy and Bess (1959) The Poseidon Adventure (1972) The Power of the Dog (2021) Precious...
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  • "Summertime" DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin George Gershwin Porgy and Bess 2:10 5. "My Favorite Things" (contains an interpolation of "Generator"...
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