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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

# From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin
Music
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-04-19
⌚ Running Time: 158 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 10.0

Beloved Cast

Eric Owens original image
Porgy
Eric Owens
Laquita Mitchell original image
Bess
Laquita Mitchell
Lester Lynch original image
Crown
Lester Lynch
Chauncey Packer original image
Sportin' Life
Chauncey Packer
Karen Slack original image
Serena
Karen Slack
Angel Blue original image
Clara
Angel Blue
Alteouise DeVaughn original image
Maria
Alteouise DeVaughn
Eric Greene original image
Jake
Eric Greene
Michael Bragg original image
Mingo
Michael Bragg
Malesha Jessie original image
Annie
Malesha Jessie
Samantha McElhaney original image
Strawberry Woman
Samantha McElhaney
Amber Mercomes original image
Lily
Amber Mercomes
Michael Austin original image
Robbins
Michael Austin
Ashley Faatoalia original image
Crab Man
Ashley Faatoalia
Calvin Lee original image
Peter
Calvin Lee
Frederick Matthews original image
Nelson
Frederick Matthews
Earl Hazell original image
Jim
Earl Hazell
Kenneth Overton original image
Frazier
Kenneth Overton
Darren K. Stokes original image
Undertaker
Darren K. Stokes
Richard Farrell original image
Detective
Richard Farrell
Louis Landman original image
Policeman
Louis Landman
John Minágro original image
Coroner
John Minágro

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