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  2. Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

2002
2h 33m
Music

Status

Released

Release

2002

Runtime

2h 33m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 33m
Mar 20, 2002
Languages
English
Director
Tazewell Thompson
Production
PBS
PBS
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Marquita Lister

Bess

Alvy Powell

Porgy

Timothy Robert Blevins

Crown

Sabrina Elaine Carten

Maria

Dwayne Clark

Sportin' Life

David Aron Damane

David Aron Damane

Jake

Darryl Reuben Hall

Company

Wynn Harmon

The Detective

Charles Mandracchia

Policeman

Angela Renée Simpson

Serena

Martin Sola

Nelson

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