Porgy and Bess
2002 | 153m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Tazewell Thompson |
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| Writer: | Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 20, 2002 |
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| Director: | Tazewell Thompson |
| Writer: | Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward |
| Genres: | Music |
| Keywords | drug addiction, musical, south carolina, based on play or musical, poverty row, charleston, 1900s, 20th century, romantic drama |
| Production Companies | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, PBS |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Marquita Lister | Bess |
| Alvy Powell | Porgy |
| Timothy Robert Blevins | Crown |
| Sabrina Elaine Carten | Maria |
| Dwayne Clark | Sportin' Life |
| David Aron Damane | Jake |
| Darryl Reuben Hall | Company |
| Wynn Harmon | The Detective |
| Charles Mandracchia | Policeman |
| Angela Renée Simpson | Serena |
| Martin Sola | Nelson |
| Name | Job |
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| Tazewell Thompson | Director |
| Dorothy Heyward | Writer |
| DuBose Heyward | Writer |
| Douglas W. Schmidt | Production Design |
| Nancy Potts | Costume Design |
| Alan Adelman | Lighting Design |
| Robert Wierzel | Lighting Design |
| John DeMain | Conductor |
| Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
| George Gershwin | Music |
| TanNa Young | Manager of Operations |
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