Porgy and Bess
7.2(9) 1993-10-06 184 minMusicDrama
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.
WriterDuBose Heyward
DirectorTrevor Nunn
WriterDorothy Heyward
Original Music ComposerGeorge Gershwin
ProducerGreg Smith
ProducerStephanie Marks
Cast & characters
Willard White
as Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
as Bess
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Gregg Baker
as Crown
Cynthia Clarey
as Serena
Marietta Simpson
as Maria
Damon Evans
as Sportin' Life
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Paula Ingram
as Clara / Annie (singing voice)
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Gordon Hawkins
as Jake
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D. Alonzo Washington
as Robbins
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Mervin Wallace
as Peter
Barrington Coleman
as Mingo
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William B. Johnson
as Frazier
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Camella Johnson
as Strawberry Woman
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Colenton Freeman
as Nelson / Crabman
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Yolanda Grant
as Annie
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Maureen Brathwaite
as Lily
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Curtis Watson
as Jim
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Autris Paige
as Undertaker
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Linda Thompson
as Neighbour
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Andrez Harriott
as Scipio
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Wayne Marshall
as Jasbo
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Bruce Hubbard
as Jake (singing voice)
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Harolyn Blackwell
as Clara (singing voice)
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Johnny Worthy
as Robbins (singing voice)
