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Shows · Porgy and Bess · Majestic Theatre, 1942

Porgy and Bess, 1942

Opened January 22, 1942

Closed September 26, 1942

286 performances

Majestic Theatre

Revival

Broadway

Porgy and Bess

Of the productions that opened in the 1940s, this had the 110th longest run.

Other stagings of Porgy and Bess 7 more

1935
Alvin TheatreBroadway Original, directed by Rouben Mamoulian
124 performances
1943
44th Street TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Robert Ross
24 performances
1944
City CenterBroadway Revival, directed by Robert Ross
64 performances
1953
RevivalBroadway Revival
305 performances
1976
Uris TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Jack O'Brien
122 performances
1983
Radio City Music HallBroadway Revival, directed by Jack O'Brien
45 performances
2012
Richard Rodgers TheatreBroadway Revival, directed by Diane Paulus
322 performances

Who was in it31 named

C
Catherine Ayers
Anne Brown
Anne Brown1912–2009
J
Jack Carr
W
Warren Coleman1901–1968
H
Helen Dowdy
Todd Duncan
Todd Duncan1903–1998
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy1908–1943
J
John Garth
G
Georgette Harvey1884–1952
J
J. Rosamond Johnson
E
Edward Matthews
R
Robert Tucker

William Bowers
Osbert Chevers
Henry Davis
Robert Ecton
Harriet Jackson
Jacqueline Jennings
The Eva Jessye Choir Eva Jessye Choral Conductor
Naida King
Rosalie King
Avon Long
Harvey Mcgill
Gibbs Penrose
William Richardson
Jimmy Waters
Granville Williams
Lorraine Williams
William Woolfolk
John Demmigar
Etta Moten

Creative team

Director
Robert Ross
Producer
Cheryl Crawford

Recordings

41 recordings of Porgy and Bess exist, but none were released while this run was on. See Porgy and Bess for all of them.

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