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Porgy and Bess - Broadway Creative Team


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Ira Gershwin Lyricist
(Additional)
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes"). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls in Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother, George, created the smash hit Lady Be Good and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as "Fascinating Rhythm," ... read more
George Gershwin Composer
George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16 he quit high school to work as a "song plugger" for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. "Swanee," as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George his first real fame and led to his writing a succession of 22 musical comedies, most with his older brother, Ira. The Gershwins' shows include Lady Be Good, Oh, Kay!, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Of Thee I Sing. From his early career George ... read more
Ira Gershwin Lyricist
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes"). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls in Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother, George, created the smash hit Lady Be Good and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as "Fascinating Rhythm," ... read more
DuBose Heyward Bookwriter
Librettist
Lyricist
Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. Producer
(By Arrangement With)
Robert A. Buckley General Manager
George Darden Music Preparation
William Gammon Assistant Stage Manager
Helaine Head Assistant Director
Production Stage Manager
Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. Lighting Designer
Bill Liberman Company Manager
John De Main Musical Director
Sally McCravey Stage Manager
Joseph Nederlander Theatre Owner / Operator
James M. Nederlander Theatre Owner / Operator
Jack O'Brien Director
Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Front Page, It's Only a Play, Macbeth, The Nance, Dead Accounts, Catch Me If You Can, Impressionism, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nomination), Henry IV (Tony), Hairspray (Tony), Imaginary Friends, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Full Monty (Tony nomination), More to Love, Getting Away With Murder, Pride's Crossing, The Little Foxes, Damn Yankees, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nomination), Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination). Metropolitan Opera: Il Trittico. Carnegie Hall: Guys and Dolls. Central Park: Much Ado About Nothing. Off-Broadway: Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award). ... read more
Gerard Oestreicher Theatre Owner / Operator
Nancy Potts Costume Designer
Robert Randolph Scenic Designer
Ross Reimueller Assistant Conductor
Mabel Robinson Assistant Director
Choreographer
Mel Rodnon Music Contractor

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Awards and Nominations

1977 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design: Nancy Potts was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Musical: Jack O'Brien was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design: Robert Randolph was nominated but did not win.
Most Innovative Production of a Revival: Sherwin M. Goldman won.
Most Innovative Production of a Revival: Houston Grand Opera won.

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