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Edward Matthews

ActorOn stage 1934 to 19526 productions on this page

Edward Matthews was an American baritone who created the role of Jake in the original production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1935) and recorded it with the original cast.

On stage

6 productions, 18 years

1934

Four Saints in Three ActsBroadway 44th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Maurice Grosser

48 performances

1935

Porgy and BessBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian

124 performances

1942

Porgy and BessBroadway Majestic Theatre. Revival. Directed by Robert Ross

286 performances

1943

Porgy and BessBroadway 44th Street Theatre. Revival. Directed by Robert Ross

24 performances

1944

Porgy and BessBroadway City Center. Revival. Directed by Robert Ross

64 performances

1952

Four Saints in Three ActsBroadway Broadway Theatre. Revival. Directed by Virgil Thomson

15 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

Warren Coleman 4 productions
Henry Davis 4 productions
Georgette Harvey 4 productions
Todd Duncan 3 productions
Sadie Mcgill 3 productions
Robert Tucker 3 productions
John Diggs 3 productions
Harriet Jackson 3 productions
Etta Moten 3 productions
Charles Colman 3 productions
Avon Long 3 productions
Zelda Shelton 2 productions

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