Porgy and Bess
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 • 8 p.m.
A Mississippi Exclusive!
Porgy and Bess is recognized as an American masterpiece. A story that intertwines pride, prejudice, pathos and passion through a jazz and blues influenced score. Based on the DuBose Heyward novel set in Charleston’s famed Catfish Row, Porgy and Bess tells the moving story of Porgy, a cripple who witnesses a murder during a dice game and later gives shelter to the murderer’s woman, the beautiful, haunted Bess. Originally billed as a “Folk Opera”, Porgy and Bess introduced classic Gershwin songs including “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” as well as magnificent and enthralling choruses that stunned music and drama critics alike at its premiere in 1935.
Ticket Prices:
Orchestra/Parterre $28 • Mezzanine/Balcony $20