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Porgy and Bess (2002)

Directed by Tazewell Thompson

Music · 2h 33m

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.

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Cast

M
Marquita Lister Bess
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Alvy Powell Porgy
T
Timothy Robert Blevins Crown
S
Sabrina Elaine Carten Maria
D
Dwayne Clark Sportin' Life David Aron Damane Jake
D
Darryl Reuben Hall Company
W
Wynn Harmon The Detective
C
Charles Mandracchia Policeman
A
Angela Renée Simpson Serena
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Martin Sola Nelson

Crew

Director
Tazewell Thompson
Writer
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward

Details

Release date
2002-03-20
Runtime
2h 33m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
PBS, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts