George Gershwin's time in the Carolinas launched the musician on such a spree of creativity that it led to what some critics call one of his finest works. Getty Images On June 16, 1934, George ...

“Summertime,” meet summertime. But why the name change for this touring production? Why is this revival no longer called Porgy and Bess, as it was when it premiered in 1935 by George and Ira Gershwin ...

Porgy and Bess, which has music by George Gershwin, lyrics by his brother Ira and a book and additional lyrics by DuBose Heyward, has been re-explored as a musical for contemporary theatre audiences.

PORTLAND — Portland Ovations presents “Porgy and Bess” at 8 p.m. Friday at Merrill Auditorium. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the opera, written by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Orchestra is kicking off the month of March with George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, set in the slums of 1930's Charleston, South Carolina. "Gershwin himself went ...

In 2011, Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus was given a mandate: Transform George Gershwin’s four-hour-long opera “Porgy and Bess” into a two-hour musical suitable for modern Broadway audiences.

Operatic aspirations are replaced with the accessibility, theatricality and showbiz savvy of a Broadway musical in Diane Paulus' bright, beautiful and tuner-centric re-envisioning of "Porgy and Bess." ...