Porgy and Bess

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Event Porgy and Bess
Venue Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 13 July 1991
Last Date 31 August 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Conceived as an 'American folk opera'. Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a crippled black man living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina, and his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her pimp, and Sportin' Life, the drug dealer.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Musical
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cath Cardiff Choreographer
George Gershwin Composer
Raymond Hawthorne Director
Ira Gershwin Librettist
DuBose Heyward Librettist
John Verryt Set Designer
James Butler Singer Crown
Jackie Clarke Singer
Iosefa Enari Singer Porgy
Vicky Haughton Singer Maria
Lauren Havill Singer
George Henare Singer Sportin Life
Jerome Hendrix Singer
Robert Honeysucker Singer Porgy
Una Langdon Singer Bess
Claudette McCargo Singer Bess
Grant McFarland Singer
Pat Urlich Singer Jake
Bunny Walters Singer
Mary Yandall Singer
Sylvia Yorke Singer Serena
Text Nationality United States of America
Further Information George Henare was the only cast member from the original 1965 NZ production.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187865