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Opening date
September 30, 1935
Comments
An American folk opera in three acts, starring Todd Duncan as "Porgy" and Anne Wiggins Brown as "Bess". First performed at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. Opened on Broadway on October 10, 1935 at the Alvin Theatre where it ran for 124 performances.

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Title Performer Written by Info
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by Johnny Hartman
 PRF DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (37 artists)
Originally by Edward Matthews under the direction of George Gershwin REC
 PRF DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (178 artists)
Originally by Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL
DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (20 artists)
DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (18 artists)
 PRF DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (131 artists)
Originally by Lawrence Tibbett REC
 PRF DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (342 artists)
Originally by Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan REC,REL
 PRF George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (362 artists)
Originally by Lawrence Tibbett REC
 PRF Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (206 artists)
Originally by Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Helen Jepson REL
 PRF DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (42 artists)
Originally by Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (2 artists)
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by Whiffenpoofs
DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (21 artists)
 PRF Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by (2512 artists)
Originally by Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by Bluegrass Student Union
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Covered by Phillip Boykin