Now playing in the Grand Theater at Crown Center is Music Theater Heritage’s production of Gershwin’s “PORGY AND BESS.” This is an example of MTH going “all in” on a very challenging show and ...

In the third or fourth phase of his illustrious career, Miles Davis recorded an album called Porgy and Bess. The title didn’t indicate that he was playing the music that George Gershwin had created ...

The controversy has found itself in McDonald's song selections for her concert, which usually include show tunes, classic songs from movies and pieces written expressly for her. But she won't be ...

Experience the vibrant production of "Porgy and Bess" at the Met Opera, honoring its legacy and exploring its controversial ...

Introduction Christoph Huber; Don Ron; Das ist die Frage; Ganbatte; Cto Me Yelo; Cafezinho; Nighttime in Soho; Strutting in Six. This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or ...

On Sept. 2, 1935, George Gershwin signed his name to the completed orchestral score of the opera, “Porgy and Bess.” The composer called the 700-page score his masterpiece. Many critics consider it to ...

Here's the question people always ask about Porgy and Bess: Back in 1933, when George Gershwin sat down at his piano, did he create a musical, an operetta, a quaint period piece, or a white-boy ...

To meet demand, the opera will be presented in nine performances, with internationally recognized conductor James Gaffigan leading the first six and HGO Chorus Director Richard Bado conducting the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Porgy’s Ghost author and historian Harlan Greene stands in front of the structure that inspired ...

The Gershwin and Heyward estates enlisted Tony-winning Hair and Pippin director Diane Paulus to help bring new context to Porgy and Bess for contemporary audiences, whittling the American folk opera ...