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George Gershwin wrote the music for porgy & bess

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Lyrics by Dubose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

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What musical is set in catfish row?

Porgy & Bess.


Who are the main characters of porgy and bess?

Porgy and Bess


Who wrote the song Summertime from Porgy and Bess?

the song summer time was compossed by george gershwin and the lyrics are by DuBose Heyward.


Porgy and Bess is based on a play by whom?

DuBose Heyward wrote the novel Porgy in 1925.In 1927, he and his wife, Dorothy, adapted it as a play which ran on Broadway for a year.Finally Heyward collaborated with George and Ira Gershwin on the opera in 1935.


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What musical is set in catfish row?

Porgy & Bess.


Who wrote the orchestrations for Porgy and Bess?

George Gershwin.


Who is the director for porgy and bess?

Porgy and Bess (1959) film was directed by Otto Preminger. The original Broadway musical was directed by Diane Paulus. I hope this helps!


Which brothers wrote the song summertime?

The song 'Summertime' was not written by brothers. It actually was written and composed by George Gershwin. He wrote the song for the musical titled 'Porgy and Bess'.


What charlestonian wrote porgy and bess?

Porgy and Bess was written by George Gershwin (Music), Du Bose Heyward (Libretto & Lyrics), and Ira Gershwin (Lyrics)


Who are the main characters of porgy and bess?

Porgy and Bess


When was the musical porgy and bess summertime?

Porgy and Bess was first performed in 1935, so it was written before then. Read more, below.


Who wrote 16 musicals including the opera Porgy and Bess?

George Gershwin


Who wrote the musical Porgy and Bess?

'Porgy and Bess' is an opera first performed in 1935. The music for the 'Porgy and Bess' opera was written by George Gershwin. He is a brilliant musician that also wrote music for other operas.


What show won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2012?

The 2012 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical went to the revival of The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The revival starred Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald in the respective title roles. The original Broadway production of Porgy and Bess debuted in 1935.


When was Porgy and Bess?

Porgy and Bess was first performed in 1935, so it was written before then. Read more, below.


Was paul robson in porgy and bess?

Paul Robeson made some recordings of songs from Porgy and Bess, but was never in a production of it.