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Porgy and Bess Broadway Original Cast


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Based on the play Porgy by Dorothy and DuBose Heyward

Original
Roger Alford Headshot
Roger Alford
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Ruthetta Anderson Headshot
Ruthetta Anderson
Child
Catherine Ayres Headshot
Catherine Ayres
Lily
Strawberry Woman
Olive Ball Headshot
Olive Ball
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Richard Bowler Headshot
Richard Bowler
Detective
Frances Brock Headshot
Frances Brock
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Warren Coleman Headshot
Warren Coleman
Crown
Charles Colman Headshot
Charles Colman
The Eva Jessye Choir
Nelson
Don Darcy Headshot
Don Darcy
Coroner
Henry Davis Headshot
Henry Davis
Robbins
Harold Desverney Headshot
Harold Desverney
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
John Diggs Headshot
John Diggs
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
William Franklin Headshot
William Franklin
Porgy
Gladys Goode Headshot
Gladys Goode
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Leslie Gray Headshot
Leslie Gray
The Eva Jessye Choir
Crab Man
Georgette Harvey Headshot
Georgette Harvey
Maria
Louisa Howard Headshot
Louisa Howard
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Alma Hubbard Headshot
Alma Hubbard
Serena
Harriet Jackson Headshot
Harriet Jackson
Clara
Kenneth Konopka Headshot
Kenneth Konopka
Policeman
Jerry Laws Headshot
Jerry Laws
The Eva Jessye Choir
Mingo
Avon Long Headshot
Avon Long
Sportin' Life
Assota Marshall Headshot
Assota Marshall
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Edward Matthews Headshot
Edward Matthews
Jake
Sadie McGill Headshot
Sadie McGill
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Coyal McMahon Headshot
Coyal McMahon
The Eva Jessye Choir
Undertaker
Etta Moten Headshot
Etta Moten
Bess
William O'Neal Headshot
William O'Neal
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
George Randol Headshot
George Randol
Peter

(The Honey Man)
Douglas Rice Headshot
Douglas Rice
Child
Patricia Rice Headshot
Patricia Rice
Child
Eulabel Riley Headshot
Eulabel Riley
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Annabelle Ross Headshot
Annabelle Ross
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Zelda Shelton Headshot
Zelda Shelton
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
William C. Smith Headshot
William C. Smith
The Eva Jessye Choir
Jim
Kenneth Tucker Headshot
Kenneth Tucker
Child
Robert Tucker Headshot
Robert Tucker
Child
Thomas Tucker Headshot
Thomas Tucker
Child
Eloise Uggams Headshot
Eloise Uggams
The Eva Jessye Choir

(Ensemble)
Charles Welch Headshot
Charles Welch
Frazier
Musa Williams Headshot
Musa Williams
The Eva Jessye Choir
Annie

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Production Team

Herbert Andrews Scenic Designer
Paul Du Pont Costume Designer
Robert Ross Director
(Staging)

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