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.
John DeMain | Conductor |
Francesca Zambello | Director |
Denni Sayers | Choreographer |
Francesca Zambello | Stage Director |
Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
George Gershwin | Songs |
Paul Tazewell | Costume Designer |
Peter J. Davison | Set Designer |
David Gockley | Executive Producer |
DuBose Heyward | Writer |