Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Porgy And Bess Headed To Broadway December 17

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will begin previews on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 and open onThursday, January 12th, 2012. 
Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 877-250-2929.
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess comes to Broadway in a stunning and stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty Of Nothing,” plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Ragtime, “Private Practice”), Drama Desk nominee Norm Lewis (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim) and two-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier (Race, “In Living Color”).
Here's what some critics have already said about this vibrant new production which recently completed a sold-out world premiere engagement in Boston:

“A don’t miss theater event. Porgy is a streamlined, intimate, musically ravishing show. This Porgy is faithful to what counts most – Gershwin’s lush, bluesy, irreplaceable score. That makes it a revival to hail.”
– Time

“A vibrant, stunning production! This is a ‘Porgy and Bess’ with spirit and heart. And in Audra McDonald, this production boasts a Bess for the ages."
– The Boston Globe

“A watershed work. Audra McDonald transforms a classic character forever. Her scarred, shapely Bess is a heartbreaking mélange of audacity and trepidation, a performance as complete and complex as any I’ve seen years. She made me understand ‘Porgy and Bess’ in a way I hadn’t before.”
– The New York Times

“Nothing less than spectacular! The characters are now genuine, emotional, and, most significantly, real.”
The Colby Echo

"A great achievement that left me breathless . . . a quiet and true lullaby of  feeling."
-The New Yorker

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