Dan Cirucci: 'Porgy And Bess' Tour Dates Announced

Monday, December 2, 2013

'Porgy And Bess' Tour Dates Announced

The National Tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS, winner of the 2012 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, announces an additional city to their 2013-2014 touring season. The Muny in St. Louis will host the world of Catfish Row from July 8- 13, 2014. Production photos for the current national tour are now available for download at the link below.

The tour opened at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre Wednesday, Nov. 13 to critical acclaim. Rob Hurwitt of the San Francisco Chronicleexclaimed, “The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess is a triumph. Moran and Stampley vividly embody the central star-crossed lovers and proclaim their passion in an electrifying Bess, You Is My Woman Now. The silken voice of Sumayya Ali enfolds us in the glories of Summertime. Diane Paulus' bold revival has your heart beating in time with the world of Catfish Row,” while Karen D’Souza of Bay Area News Group hailed it as, “A SUMPTOUS MUSICAL TREAT! From lowdown blues to sultry lullabies, this is a score to be savored. Bask in the enduring beauty of songs such as Summertime andI Got Plenty of Nothing. Nathaniel Stampley etches Porgy with majesty and grace. Alicia Hall Moran sings like an angel, especially in I Loves You, Porgy and Kingsley Leggs as Sporting Life delivers a juicy It Ain’t Necessarily So. This ‘Porgy’ emerges as a moving tribute to the genius of the original.”

The cast features NATHANIEL STAMPLEY as Porgy, ALICIA HALL MORAN as Bess, ALVIN CRAWFORD as Crown, KINGSLEY LEGGS as Sporting Life,SUMAYYA ALI as Clara, DENISHA BALLEW as Serena, DANIELLE LEE GREAVES as Mariah and DAVID HUGHEY as Jake.

The tour will travel to over 20 cities in its first season, including:

THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS 2013-2014 Touring Route

San Francisco, CA 11/10/13 - 12/8/13

Dallas, TX 12/10/13 - 12/22/13

Washington, DC 12/25/13-12/29/13

West Palm Beach, FL 1/7/14 - 1/12/14

Tampa, FL 1/14/14 - 1/19/14

Naples, FL 1/21/14-1/26/14

Greenville, SC 1/28/14 - 2/2/14

Cleveland, OH 2/4/14 - 2/16/14

Philadelphia, PA 2/18/14 - 2/23/14

Pittsburgh, PA 2/25/14 - 3/2/14

Detroit, MI 3/4/14 - 3/9/14

Buffalo, NY 3/11/14 - 3/16/14

East Lansing, MI 3/18/14 - 3/23/14

St. Paul, MN 3/25/14 - 3/30/14

Des Moines, IA 4/1/14 - 4/6/14

Las Vegas, NV 4/15/14 - 4/20/14

Los Angeles, CA 4/22/14 - 6/1/14

Tempe, AZ 6/3/14 - 6/8/14

Seattle, WA 6/11/14 - 6/29/14

St. Louis, MO 7/8/14 – 7/13/14

Charlotte, NC 7/15/14 - 7/20/14

THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS by GEORGE GERSHWIN, DUBOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD, and IRA GERSHWIN, features one of Broadway’s most accomplished creative teams, led by Tony Award®-winning director DIANE PAULUS (Pippin, Hair), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright SUZAN-LORI PARKS (Topdog/Underdog), and two-time Obie Award-winning composer DIEDRE L. MURRAY (Running Man). The creative team also includes choreographer RONALD K. BROWN, set designer RICCARDO HERNANDEZ, costume designer ESOSA, lighting designer CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND, sound designer ACME SOUND PARTNERS, music supervisor CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOUS, and music director/conductor DALE RIELING.

Based on DuBose Heyward's novel “Porgy” and the play of the same name, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward, the Broadway revival of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is a stunning and stirring new staging with a magnificent 23-piece orchestra, including such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing.” The classic story is set in Charleston’s fabled Catfish Row, where the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, and the only one who can rescue her is the courageous Porgy. Threatened by her formidable former lover Crown, and the seductive enticements of the colorful troublemaker Sporting Life, Porgy and Bess’ relationship evolves into a deep romance that triumphs as one of theater’s most exhilarating love stories.

Before presenting the world premiere production of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS during its 2011/12 season the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University first produced the groundbreaking immersive theater event Sleep No More in an empty school in Brookline, MA and developed Once the Musical in its club theater venue OBERON. This past season the A.R.T. went on to mount the world premiere engagements of the 2013 Tony Award®-winning revival of Pippin and the critically acclaimed, upcoming Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie starring Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Brian J. Smith. Following its sold-out engagement at A.R.T., THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS moved to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway for a limited engagement with an official opening on January 12, 2012. After extending the show twice,THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS closed on September 23, 2012 after 322 performances, making it the longest running production of PORGY AND BESS to ever play Broadway. The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is now available on PS Classics.

PORGY AND BESS first premiered at the Colonial Theatre in Boston on September 30, 1935. Broadway performances followed featuring a cast of classically trained African-American singers — a daring and visionary artistic choice at the time. This new adaptation of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS was specifically created for Broadway and features a revised book in a musical theatre format and jazz-oriented musical arrangements.

For more information, please visit www.porgyandbessthemusical.com

For more information or to purchase the 2012 Broadway Cast Recording, visit http://www.psclassics.com/

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He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

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A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

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He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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