DMPA: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - April 1-6, 2014

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The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Page.......................

13 ALVIN HOUGH JR.Title (Music Director/ Conductor).

Dreamgirls (National Tour); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Cast................................

15 Innocence—workshop (Manhattan Theatre The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Musical Numbers............ 19 Club); Saving Aimee by Kathie Lee Gifford (New 42nd Porgy St Studios); One Night Only The Gershwins’ and Bess . . ...................................

20 Who’s Who in theSheryl Cast Benefit with Lee Ralph (Memorial Theatre); Say It Ain’t So (Kennedy Center); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess . . ................................... 36 Night at the Oak Room (Algonquin).

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FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

Dear friends, When DuBose Heyward published his book Porgy in 1925, he likely had no idea that it would inspire one of the greatest musical works of the 20th century. The work, Porgy and Bess – by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward – has been called an opera and even a “folk opera”. With its roots on Broadway, the production premiered at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) on October 10, 1935. Since then, it has had no less than seven major revivals in New York City. In 1985, it received its first-ever production at the Metropolitan Opera, with Iowa’s own Simon Estes singing the role of Porgy.

In 2011, a new revival opened at the American Repertory Theater, adapted by a team of fantastic contemporary American theater artists including Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Tony® Award-winning director Diane Paulus. This adaptation, now titled The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, was intended to be less operatic and more intimate than the original.

It was a resounding success. The show transferred to Broadway and it is the national tour of that production that we are pleased to present here as part of our Willis Broadway Series. Des Moines Performing Arts is an investor in this production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess as a member of the Independent Presenters Network.

This is an iconic work and I love the new production. The characters are brought into much sharper focus than in traditional stagings, and the orchestrations by William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke are incredible, performed in this engagement by an orchestra with many of Central Iowa’s best professional musicians.

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2012.

Later this month, we present the 2012 winner of the Tony for Best Musical, Once. It is because of the support of our loyal donors and season ticket holders that we are able to bring the best of Broadway to Des Moines. So thank you, and please enjoy the show.

Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO Des Moines Performing Arts

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On behalf of the Board of Directors, please accept our sincere thanks to our loyal season ticket holders and to our donors whose generous gifts are the foundation for all we do. We truly appreciate your support.

In addition to the Willis Broadway Series, Des Moines Performing Arts presents The Dance Series, the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series, and three offerings within the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series – the Temple Comedy Series, Live at the Temple and Lunch Unplugged.

The staff and board take great pride in making our four venues performance homes for our entire community, including the Des Moines Symphony, StageWest Theatre Company and the SmartTalk Connected Conversations Series. To embrace our roots, we welcome local artists, dance studios, students and more onto our stages each year.

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As a non-profit organization, Des Moines Performing Arts requires your help to make all of this happen. We ask for your support as a donor and appreciate your help in creating a world-class performing arts center.

To learn more about attending any of our performances or about making a donation, please visit DesMoinesPerformingArts.org or call (515) 246-2300.

Thank you for being here. Enjoy the show!

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welcome Once again the Willis Auto Campus is honored to provide title sponsorship to Des Moines Performing Arts’ main stage season in the form of the 2013 -2014 Willis Broadway Series. We recognize the importance of this type of cultural enrichment and appreciate the vitality it brings to our community.

It is our privilege, through our partnership with Des Moines Performing Arts, to bring world class productions like The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess to Central Iowa.

ENJOY THE SHOW! — Rich Willis, President

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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER A Des Moines Performing Arts Theater Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO

Jeffrey Richards Jerry Frankel Rebecca Gold Patty Baker Joseph & Matthew Deitch Scott M. Delman Independent Presenters Network The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust John Frost/Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Ron Simons Cheryl & Ted Lachowicz Luigi Caiola/Rose Caiola Judith Resnick SHN/SHN Presents Dallas Michael & Jean Strunsky Irene Gandy Will Trice GFour Productions present the AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER production of

THE GERSHWINS’

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PORGY AND BESS

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George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin Book Adapted by

Musical Score Adapted by

Suzan-Lori Parks

Diedre L. Murray

Alicia Hall Moran Nathaniel Stampley Sumayya Ali Denisha Ballew Dan Barnhill Danielle Lee Greaves David Hughey Fred Rose and

Alvin Crawford Kingsley Leggs Vanjah Boikai Adrianna M. Cleveland Roosevelt André Credit Cicily Daniels Dwelvan David Nkrumah Gatling Tamar Greene Nicole Adell Johnson James Earl Jones II Quentin Oliver Lee Cheryse McLeod Lewis Sarita Rachelle Lilly Kent Overshown Chauncey Packer Lindsay Roberts Soara-Joye Ross Scenic Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

ESosa

Christopher Akerlind

Acme Sound Partners

Riccardo Hernandez Wig/Hair/Makeup Design

Music Supervisor

Music Director and Conductor

Music Coordinator

Dale Rieling

John Miller

J. Jared Janas and Rob Greene Constantine Kitsopoulos Casting

Associate Director

Production Stage Manager

Technical Supervision

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Nancy Harrington

John M. Atherlay

Hudson Theatrical Associates

Justin Huff, CSA

Tour Booking Agency

Marketing Direction

General Management

The Booking Group

Type A Marketing

Richards/Climan, Inc.

Associate Producers

Greenleaf Productions Michael Crea PJ Miller Olivia Smith-Dews Orchestrations by

William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke Choreographed by

Ronald K. Brown Directed by

Diane Paulus First performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University August 17, 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer.

The worldwide copyrights in the words of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.

The national tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is dedicated to the memory of Associate Costume Designer Ashley Farra, who followed her dreams and dedicated her passions to the art of theatre.

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CAST (in order of appearance)

Clara........................................................................................................................SUMAYYA ALI Jake..................................................................................................................... DAVID HUGHEY Mariah................................................................................................ DANIELLE LEE GREAVES Sporting Life................................................................................................... KINGSLEY LEGGS Mingo, the Undertaker................................................................................. KENT OVERSHOWN Serena............................................................................................................. DENISHA BALLEW Robbins.....................................................................................................JAMES EARL JONES II Porgy..................................................................................................... NATHANIEL STAMPLEY Crown.............................................................................................................ALVIN CRAWFORD Bess.......................................................................................................... ALICIA HALL MORAN Detective............................................................................................................. DAN BARNHILL Policeman.....................................................................................................................FRED ROSE The Strawberry Woman.................................................................... SARITA RACHELLE LILLY Peter, the Honey Man..................................................................................CHAUNCEY PACKER The Crab Man...................................................................................................DWELVAN DAVID Fisherman.....................................................................................ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT, NKRUMAH GATLING, TAMAR GREENE Women of Catfish Row................................ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, CICILY DANIELS, NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON, SOARA-JOYE ROSS SWINGS VANJAH BOIKAI, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE, CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, LINDSAY ROBERTS UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Porgy: JAMES EARL JONES II, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE, KENT OVERSHOWN; for Bess: SUMAYYA ALI, CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, SOARA-JOYE ROSS; for Sporting Life: KENT OVERSHOWN, CHAUNCEY PACKER; for Crown: DWELVAN DAVID, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE; for Clara: ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, LINDSAY ROBERTS; for Jake: VANJAH BOIKAI, NKRUMAH GATLING; for Detective: FRED ROSE; for Serena: ADRIANNA CLEVELAND, SOARA-JOYE ROSS; for Mariah: CICILY DANIELS, SOARA-JOYE ROSS; for Policeman: WILLIAM GILINSKY Dance Captain: NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON

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CAST

Sumayya Ali

Vanjah Boikai

Denisha Ballew

Adrianna M. Cleveland

Alicia Hall Moran

Nathaniel Stampley

Alvin Crawford

Kingsley Leggs

Dan Barnhill

Danielle Lee Greaves

Roosevelt AndrĂŠ Credit

Cicily Daniels

David Hughey

Fred Rose

Dwelvan David

Nkrumah Gatling

Tamar Greene

Nicole Adell Johnson

James Earl Jones II

Quentin Oliver Lee

Cheryse McLeod Lewis

Sarita Rachelle Lilly

Kent Overshown

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE “Overture” “Summertime”...........................................................................................................Clara and Jake “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing”.......................................................................Jake and Ensemble “Crap Game”..................................................................................................................... Ensemble “Gone, Gone, Gone”......................................................................................................... Ensemble “My Man’s Gone Now”......................................................................................................... Serena “Leaving for the Promised Land”...................................................................... Bess and Ensemble “It Takes a Long Pull”..................................................................................Jake and the Fisherman “I Got Plenty of Nothing”........................................................................................................Porgy “I Hates Your Strutting Style”................................................................................................Mariah “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”.............................................................................. Porgy and Bess “Oh, I Can’t Sit Down”..................................................................................................... Ensemble ACT TWO “Entr’acte” “It Ain’t Necessarily So”.................................................................... Sporting Life and Ensemble “What You Want With Bess”.................................................................................. Bess and Crown “It Takes a Long Pull” (Reprise)..................................................................Jake and the Fisherman “Oh, Doctor Jesus”....................................................................................Serena and the Ensemble “Street Cries”.............................................................. Strawberry Woman, Honey Man, Crab Man “I Loves You, Porgy”............................................................................................... Bess and Porgy “Oh, The Lord Shake the Heaven”................................................................................... Ensemble “A Red Headed Woman”................................................................................Crown and Ensemble “Clara, Don’t You Be Downhearted”................................................................................ Ensemble “There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon”........................................................................Sporting Life “Where’s My Bess”........................................................................................Porgy, Mariah, Serena “I’m on My Way”............................................................................................ Porgy and Ensemble SETTING Time: Late 1930s Place: Catfish Row and Kittawah Island Charleston, South Carolina THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION ORCHESTRA Conductor: Dale Rieling; Associate Conductor/Piano: Chip Prince Drums: Mark O’Kain; Synthesizer Programmer: Karl Mansfield LOCAL MUSICIANS Reeds: Sonja Giles, Jennifer Wohlenhaus, Jim Romain, Lynne Hart, Mike Eckerty Trumpets: Andy Classen, Jim Bovinette Tenor Trombone: Nancy Vogt; Bass Trombone/Tuba: Mike Short French Horns: Bret Seebeck, Dan Peichl Violins: Julie Henson, Tracy Engman Finkelshteyn, John Helmich, Leah Kolner Violas: Sherida Josephson, Jessica Altfillisch Cellos: Mary Pshonik, Alexander VanDorpe; Bass: Alan Henson Harold Jansen, Local Orchestra Contractor

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Marriotts Lincolnshire, The MUNY, St. Louis Black Rep. TV: “City of Angels,” “One Life to Live,” “Law and Order SVU.”

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SUMAYYA ALI (Clara, u/s Bess). Broadway/ New York: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Ragtime!, Lost in the Stars. Favorite Regional: Master Class, Ragtime! (Kennedy Center), Oklahoma! (Portland Center Stage). TV/Film: Red Hook Summer, Something Whispered; Boston District winner of Metropolitan Opera Competition, Spelman College, BA, New England Conservatory, MM. Performance dedicated to my lovely teacher Mr. Bonds. www.sumayya.com

NATHANIEL STAMPLEY (Porgy). West End: The Lion King (Disney UK Ltd.).

Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Color Purple, The Lion King. Fiorello!, Lost in the Stars, NY City Center’s Encores!; Abyssinia, North Shore Music Theatre; Pacific Overtures, Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Strike Up the Band, Auditorium Theatre’s Ovations!; Violet, Big River, Apple Tree Theatre; The Skylight Opera Theater’s Girl Crazy, The King and I; Link Up with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; Musical Introduction Series at 92Y.

DENISHA BALLEW (Serena). Artist Highlights include: Eliza in Baber’s River of Time (Kennedy Center premiere), 1st Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute (Nashville Opera), Bess in Porgy and Bess (Knoxville Symphony Orchestra) and Mozart’s Don Giovanni (AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria).

DAN BARNHILL (Detective). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Off-Broadway: The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite, dir.

William H. Macy (Atlantic Theater Company), Graceland (LCT3). Other: Benten Kozo (The Flea), As You Like It (The Drilling Company), Emerging Artists Theater Co., NYC Fringe, DC Fringe. Toured Europe as the guitarist in a punk band.

ALVIN CRAWFORD (Crown). Broadway: The Lion King, Candide, Miss Saigon, The Buddy Holly Story. Off-Broadway/Regional: Pirates Of Penzance, Big River, A Raisin In The Sun, (Phylicia Rashad Dir.) Famous Orpheus, Martin Guerre, Street Scene. Film/ TV: And So It Goes (2014 release), It Runs In The Family, Clarence, Pray For Me, South Pacific. Alvin is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

DANIELLE LEE GREAVES (Mariah).

Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire, Rent, Hairspray, Sunset Boulevard, Show Boat.

New York: The Importance of Being Earnest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Purlie. National Tours: The Lion King, Rent. Film: Growing Up (and Other Lies). Television: “Smash,” “The Big C,” “Rescue Me,” “Damages,” “Whoopi,” “100 Centre Street.” Other: Broadway Inspirational Voices.

KINGSLEY LEGGS (Sporting Life).

Broadway: Sister Act, The Color Purple, Miss Saigon. Touring: Sister Act, Ragtime, Miss Saigon, It Ain’t Nothing but the Blues.

Regional: NCT, 5th Avenue, Goodman Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Seattle Rep, Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore Centerstage, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Payhouse, Milwaukee Skylight, Alliance Theatre,

DAVID HUGHEY (Jake). Soundtrack: 12 Years A Slave. Broadway: The Gershwins’ 20

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Porgy And Bess.

Regional: West Side Story, Into The Woods, Street Scene, The Wiz, Children Of Eden, Chess. Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Boheme, Carmen.

This performance is dedicated to my amazing parents, Calvin and Linda, for their undying love and support! www.davidhughey.com FRED ROSE (Policeman, u/s Detective).

Fred has appeared on Broadway in Cyrano de Bergerac (w/ Kevin Kline), Company (dir. John Doyle), Cabaret, (Studio 54) and Phantom, as well as in the pit orchestras (cello) of The Boy from Oz and Phantom. He is proud to be a part of this incredible production!

VANJAH BOIKAI (Swing, u/s Jake) studied opera at Ohio State. Touring debut; Regional: Barn Theater, Weathervane Playhouse, Opera Columbus. He sings with Condola Rashad’s band Condola and the Stoop Kids. He is thrilled to join this family and tell this classic

story. Thanks to family, friends. For Mom and Dad Musu, Leroy Boikai.

ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Clara, u/s Serena). Native of Pittsburgh, B. M. in voice from Baldwin -Wallace College. Trained by world famous Heldentenor Dr. Timothy Mussard and his wonderful wife, Annie Mussard. Currently a member of the Nouveau Noir Vocal Ensemble directed by Maestro David Jennings-Smith.

Thankful for my family and my teachers for inspiring me.

ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT (Fisherman).

B’way: Show Boat (and national tour), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Off B’way: Marie Christine, The Prince and the Pauper. Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, I Am Harvey Milk, For the People, (Majestic Theater, Gettysburg), The White House Cantata. Great to be back! Hugs for all!

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST CICILY DANIELS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Mariah). Broadway: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula u/s, Alana), All Shook Up (Sylvia u/s), Rent (Joanne u/s).

National Tour: Caroline or Change (Washing Machine), TV & Film: “Boardwalk Empire” (Jazz Dancer), “Ugly Betty” (Zelda), Across the Universe. Yale University, B.A. Theater.

DWELVAN DAVID (The Crab Man, u/s Crown). First 1st National Tour. NY: Standby (NYMF 2013) Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Wiz, Caroline, or Change, Ragtime, Big River, Cats, Show Boat, The Nativity, Hot Mikado. Nominations: BTAA, Louie, Joseph Jefferson. BFA Millikin University.

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National Tours: Hair, Miss Saigon. Regional: Band Geeks (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls, Wonderful Life (TUTS). Many thanks and lots of love to Mom and my family!

TAMAR GREENE (Fisherman) is making his Broadway National Tour debut! Regional: RENT (Collins), The Wiz (The Wiz), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II). Opera: Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Rochester Lyric Opera, Oswego Opera. MM: Eastman School of Music. Much love to my family, friends, and fiancé Jen. www.TamarGreene.com NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON (Woman of Catfish Row, Dance Captain). Baltimore native. Credits: The Lion King (Broadway, national tour), Companies: Lula Washington, Creative Outlet Dance Theater. Him and Us (film), Tannhauser (L.A. Opera). AEA Member. Thank you God, family and friends for your endless love and support.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST JAMES EARL JONES II (Robbins, u/s Porgy). Regional: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, First Folio, Writers Theatre, Marriott Theater, Lookingglass, Court Theatre, Lyric Opera Chicago, SF Opera, Theater at the Center, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Northlight, Ravinia, Broadway in Chicago. Love & thanks to his family, friends, Sam/Stewart Talent & Telsey. For Semaje.

in his first Broadway tour. Chauncey has performed operatic roles in Porgy & Bess, La Boheme and others in the US and abroad.

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LINDSAY ROBERTS (Swing, u/s Clara).

National Tours: Memphis (1st National, Felicia u/s). Off-Broadway/Regional: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lost in the Stars (City Center Encores), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Ragtime (Sarah), Festival of The Lion King (Nala). B.M. University of Maryland. All glory to God! www.lindsayroberts.com

QUENTIN OLIVER LEE (Swing; u/s Porgy, Crown) is proud and excited that this is his first professional credit. He sends love to his family, friends & all supporters of local performing arts. More info about Quentin at: www.quentinoliverlee.com.

SOARA-JOYE ROSS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Bess, u/s Serena, u/s Mariah). From Dance of the Vampires and Les Miserables on Broadway, Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, to Elton John’s Aida, this award-winning actress has performed roles throughout the USA and abroad. “Grateful for my family, friends, agency & The Almighty!” www.Soara-JoyeRoss.com

CHERYSE MCLEOD LEWIS (Swing, u/s Bess) is thrilled to join this 1st national tour! Opera Highlights: Carmen (Carmen), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina), Hansel and Gretel (Hansel).

Concert Highlights: Gettysburg Festival, Orchestra Seattle, Greensboro Symphony. Debut Solo CD: Spirituals. www.

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GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898.

George wrote 22 musical comedies, most with his brother Ira. From his early career George had ambitions to compose serious music, and his classical masterpieces include Rhapsody in Blue. In the late ’20s George became fascinated by DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy, recognizing it was a perfect vehicle for opera using jazz and blues idioms. Porgy and Bess opened in Boston on September 30, 1935, and had its Broadway debut two weeks later. In 1937 George was at the height of his career.

While working on the score of The Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, he collapsed, and on July 11, died of a brain tumor.

SARITA RACHELLE LILLY (The S t r a w b e r r y Wo m a n ) . B r o a d w a y : T h e Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Swing). Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.).

Opera: Dead Man Walking (Sister Rose) (New England Premiere - BOC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs. Ford); International: Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica - Urbania, Italy).

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KENT OVERSHOWN (Mingo, the Undertaker, u/s Porgy, u/s Sporting Life). Tour: Memphis (Wailin’ Joe, u/s Bobby, Delray, Gator). Regional: Casa Mañana, MUNY, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Endless thanks to friends and family without whose love and support I wouldn’t be here. Thanks to Telsey and Co and the phenomenal team at HardenCurtis. Dad, this is for you! Go Blue!

DuBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD (Libretto/Lyrics). DuBose Heyward (1885– 1940) was a native and life-long resident of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1923 Heyward married Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns (1890-1961), an aspiring author from Ohio. His novel

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Porgy, was published with great success in 1925. Dorothy inspired, and collaborated in, the transformation of Porgy into a play, which ran a total of 367 performances on Broadway.

The Heywards later collaborated with George and Ira Gershwin in the creation of the opera, Porgy and Bess, contributing the libretto, based largely on the play, and co-writing many of the songs, including “Summertime.”

first African-American woman to do so. OffBroadway: 365 Days/365 Plays, and many others. Screenplays for Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey. Novel: Getting Mother’s Body (Random House). MacArthur “Genius” Award; student of James Baldwin, who called her “an astounding creature who may become one of the most valuable artists of our time”; The Public Theater’s Master Writer Chair. Visit Suzanloriparks.com.

IRA GERSHWIN (Lyrics), the first songwriter to receive a Pulitzer Prize (Of Thee I Sing, 1932), was born in New York in 1896. He wrote hundreds of songs for Broadway and Hollywood, the majority with his brother, George, but many in collaboration with composers Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren, Burton Lane, and Vernon Duke, among others. Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Song, Ira also took great pride in his contributions to Porgy and Bess (1935), and in his acclaimed book, Lyrics on Several Occasions (1959). Ira died in 1983 at the age of 86.

DIEDRE L. MURRAY (Musical Score Adapter), pioneering jazz and new music cellist, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Obie Winner. Compositional works include: Running Man (MTG); Best of Both Worlds (The A.R.T.); The Voice Within (Harlem Stage); The Blackamoor Angel (Bard College); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre); Sweet Billy and the Zooloos (Colored Girls Productions). The recipient of numerous awards, she has appeared on more than 100 recordings and led numerous acclaimed ensembles.

RONALD K. BROWN (Choreographer).

Brown founded Evidence, A Dance Company 1985. Brown has received two Black Theater Alliance Awards and a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography on Broadway for the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. He is a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

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DIANE PAULUS (Director) is Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard. Broadway: A.R.T.’s Pippin (2013 Tony AwardRevival), A.R.T.’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2012 Tony Award-Revival), and The Public Theater’s HAIR (2009 Tony AwardRevival). A.R.T.: The Donkey Show, Prometheus Bound, Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball. Opera: The Magic Flute, Il mondo della luna, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and Orfeo. Other work: Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Awards: 2013 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical (Pippin) and Drama League’s 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing.

RICCARDO HERNANDEZ (Scenic Design).

Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The People in the Picture (Studio 54); Caroline, Or Change; Topdog/Underdog; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, Noise/Funk, Parade (Tony, Drama Desk noms); The Tempest; Bells Are Ringing.

Recent: Il Postino (L.A. Opera, PBS “Great Performances”), Philip Glass’ Appomattox (SFO), Lost Highway (London’s ENO/Young Vic). More than 200 productions in the U.S. and internationally.

SUZAN-LORI PARKS (Book Adapter).

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ESOSA (Costume Design). Broadway: Motown, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.), Topdog/Underdog.

Off Broadway: Water by the Spoonful, Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award), Trust, Crowns, Break of Noon, The Capeman, Romeo and Juliet. Regional: American Night; Ruined, Cuttin’ Up, Señor Discretion Himself (Helen Hayes Award nom.); Twist (2011 Ovation Award), Fences, Big Maybelle, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once on This Island, Gleam, Whaddabloodclot!!!, Sense & Sensibility. www.esosadesign.com CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND (Lighting Design). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.), 110 In The Shade (Tony nom.), Awake and Sing! (Tony nom.), Seven Guitars (Tony nom.), The Light In The Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics awards) among others. Over 650 productions for theatre, opera, circus, and dance, in US

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J. JARED JANAS & ROB GREENE (Wig, Hair & Makeup Design). Recent Broadway designs include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Motown (Makeup Design), Peter and the Starcatcher, All About Me, and Next to Normal.

Other productions include On the Town, Passion, And By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (NYC & LA).

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS (Music Supervisor). MD of eight Broadway shows including The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, La Bohème, Coram Boy and A Catered Affair.

MD of Queens Symphony Orchestra and Festival of the Arts Boca. Artistic Director of OK Mozart. Guest conductor with the NY Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, NJ Symphony and many others.

Conducting studies with Vincent LaSelva.

DALE RIELING (Music Director and Conductor) was the Musical Supervisor/ Director for the Broadway production of Les Misérables. He supervised/music directed the First & Third National and the International tours of Les Misérables. Also on Broadway: Miss Saigon and Mary Poppins. He appeared with the Kansas City Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Syracuse Symphony and conducted Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You

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JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator).

Broadway (over 100 shows, including): Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Pippin; Once; Jersey Boys; Newsies; Rock of Ages; The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godspell. Musician (bass): Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. www.johnmillerbass.com WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestrations).

Miss Saigon, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, Carousel, Oklahoma!, Crazy For You, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Curtains, Wicked.

CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrations).

Cry Baby, Memphis, Grease (2007), Just So,

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables (new orchestrations currently used worldwide.)

theatrical productions throughout the world, including five Broadway shows, thirty five national and international tours and more.

Bill is a proud member of AEA, IATSE, SAG/AFTRA and AGMA.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County, All the Way, Motown, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Evita, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City. TV: “Masters of Sex,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com

MIA WALKER (Assistant Director).

Broadway: Pippin (Asst. Dir); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Asst. Dir).

Upcoming: assisting Diane Paulus on American Repertory Theater’s productions of Witness Uganda and Finding Neverland.

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NANCY HARRINGTON (Associate Director). With Ms. Paulus, Tony Awardwinning productions of Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, HAIR. Additional Broadway include I Am My Own Wife, A View from the Bridge, Fool Moon, The Full Monty, The Regard of Flight, Largely New York, The Play What I Wrote.

JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Fela, Xanadu, Beauty and The Beast, A Small Family Business, The Seagull, Prelude To A Kiss. National Tours: Anything Goes, Fela, Young Frankenstein, The 101 Dalmatians, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Stardust with Betty Buckley.

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SHARIKA NILES (Stage Manager).

Broadway: Motown, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Tours: The Color Purple 1st National, What My Husband Doesn’t Know, Without You (Korea). Apollo Theater: Production Coordinator/ Stage Manager 2012/2013 Season. Film: Black Nativity (NYC), Baggage Claim (LA), Our Song(NYC). TV: BET’s “106 & Park.”

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JEFFREY RICHARDS (Producer) is proud to present The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and is grateful to Diane Paulus and Diane Borger, who gave this production its initial home at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. He would also like to thank all the writers, directors, actors and actresses, designers, managers, agents and theatre owners that he has had the pleasure of working with for making his career possible.

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REBECCA GOLD (Producer) is honored to be a part of this significant production, an important piece of American theatre history. Broadway: Many, including the Tony-winning Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and Hair. Off-Broadway: the Drama Desk- and Obie Award-winning, groundbreaking Sleep No More and Mistakes Were Made. She is extensively involved with and committed to not-for-profit theatre, including the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and Shakespeare

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JOSEPH & MATTHEW DEITCH (Producers) are honored to be part of such an entertaining, powerful, and important show as The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Recent productions include Chinglish, The Addams Family, The Merchant of Venice, Race, Fela! and A View From the Bridge.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Library of Congress. They made possible the Gershwin Room in Washington, the Ira Gershwin Gallery at the Disney Concert Hall, and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

JOHN FROST (Producer). Australia’s most prolific theatrical producer. Tony Awards: The King and I, Hairspray. Other productions: The Producers, The Secret Garden, The Phantom of the Opera, Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago, Annie, Wicked.

CHERYL WIESENFELD (Producer).

Broadway: Three-time Tony-winning producer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty.

RON SIMONS (Producer). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony). Ron produced two films in theaters now: Blue Caprice and Mother of George. www. simonsaysentertainment.com CHERYL AND TED LACHOWICZ (Producers). Over the past 12 years, Cheryl and Ted have been involved with many Broadway productions, including The Color

Purple, West Side Story, The Addams Family, Gypsy, The Merchant of Venice, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

LUIGI & ROSE CAIOLA (Producers).

Broadway: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(Tony Award), Macbeth, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Heiress, Jekyll & Hyde, Godspell. Owners of Manhattan Movement & Arts Center and B&L Management.

JUDITH RESNICK (Producer).

Productions include The History Boys (Tony), All About Me, Desire Under the Elms, Blithe Spirit, Flower Drum Song, and more. London: David Mamet’s Cryptogram and From the Mississippi Delta. Trustee: Channel 13/WNET, Israel Museum.

SHN/SHN PRESENTS DALLAS (Producers). SHN is pleased to launch The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco’s midMarket district. SHN owns and programs the Curran, Golden Gate, and Orpheum Theatres and nourishes artists and audiences and celebrates the digital and diverse creativity in the Bay Area.

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WILL TRICE (Producer). Credits include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (Tony nom), Glengarry Glen Ross. Also this season: The Glass Menagerie, The Bridges of Madison County, All The Way, The Realistic Joneses, Lady Day. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer).

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Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Upcoming: The Bridges of Madison County. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory.

PJ MILLER (Associate Producer). Broadway: Ghost the Musical, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Glass Menagerie. Love to Mom, Dad, Katie, and James.

OLIVIA SMITH-DEWS (Associate Producer) has been the Accounting Administrator for the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts since April 2000, overseeing all financial matters for Ira Gershwin Trusts.

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER. A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the country’s most celebrated theaters and winner of numerous awards, including three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane Paulus continues the A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater by originating innovative work such as Sleep No More, Once, Prometheus Bound and Pippin. OBERON, A.R.T.’s club theatre, also serves as an incubator for local artists and a groundbreaking producing model.

STAFF AND CREDITS Michele Gibbons, Erik Piecuch Insurance....................................................... DeWitt Stern Group Inc./ Peter Shoemaker, Anthony Pittari Accountants..............................................Fried & Kowgios, CPA’s LLP Comptroller...................................................................Elliott Aronstam Legal Counsel .................................................. Lazarus & Harris LLP/ Scott R. Lazarus, Esq., Robert C. Harris, Esq. Physical Therapy.............................Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc Payroll............................................Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc/ Sarah Galbraith, Anthony Walker Housing......................................Road Concierge, an Altour Company Lisa Morris Travel............................................................. Carlson Wagonlit Travel Janice Kessler Trucking................................................................................Janco Ltd. Production Photographer............................................Michael J. Lutch Artwork Photography......................................................Jeremy Daniel Merchandise......................................................... Max Merchandising/ Randi Grossman, Ellie Dunn Merchandise Manager...................................................... Jose Solivan Company Mascots..................................................... Skye and Franco

STAFF FOR THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS GENERAL MANAGER RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. DAVID R. RICHARDS TAMAR HAIMES Michael Sag Kyle Bonder Jenny Peek Rachel Welt COMPANY MANAGER Erik Birkeland PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Neil A. Mazzella Geoffrey Quart Sam Ellis Irene Wang TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart www.thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY TYPE A MARKETING Elyce Henkin John McCoy DJ Martin Melissa Cohen

CREDITS Scenery constructed and automated by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. Lighting equipment from Hudson Sound & Light LLC. Sound equipment from Sound Associates. Costumes constructed by Giliberto Designs, Jennifer Love Costumes, Katrina Patterns, Jonathan Sharpless, Tricorne, A.R.T. Costume Shop. Fabric dying and distressing by Hochi Asiatico. Millinery by Arnold Levine and Denise Wallace. Dance shows by Worldtone. Undergarments by Bra*Tenders. Makeup provided by MAC.Hair products provided by PRAVADA.

GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES Irene Gandy Alana Karpoff Thomas Raynor Christopher Pineda CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casi CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Condrad Woolfe Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina

Rehearsed at Foxwood Studios SPECIAL THANKS To A.R.T. Board of Trustees and Advisors and the Porgy and Bess Leadership Circle. www.PorgyAndBessTheMusical.com

Production Stage Manager.........................................John M. Atherlay Stage Manager................................................................ Sharika Niles Stage Manager............................................................ William Gilinsky Assistant Director................................................................Mia Walker Associate Choreographer...............................................Arcell Cabuag Assistant Company Manager........................................... Jose Solivan Dance Captain..................................................... Nicole Adell Johnson Dialect Coach............................................................Dawn-Elin Fraser Associate Scenic Designer...................................... Stephen A. Davan Associate Costume Designer........................................... Ashley Farra Costume Design Assistants....................................... Kathryn Squitieri, Jennifer Stimple-Kamei, Casandra Lollar Associate Lighting Designer......................................Anthony Pearson Lighting Programmer....................................................Justin Freeman Associate Sound Designer..............................................Jason Crystal Production Assistants............................Sean Szaller, Sammi Cannold Production Carpenter..................................................Andrew Sullivan Production Electrician....................................................Michael Brown Production Sound.............................................................. Colle Bustin Synthesizer Programmer................................................Karl Mansfield Production Props...........................................................Worth Strecker Head Carpenter............................................ Christopher “Clem” Zajac Carpenter.................................................. David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Head Electrician.....................................................................Zak Knoll Assistant Electrician/Spot Operator................................William Nallett Head Audio....................................................................Brett Rothstein Assistant Sound.......................................................... Anna-Lee Craig Head Props.......................................................................Dan Boesch Assistant Props............................................................... Jillian Bartels Wardrobe Supervisor................................................ F. Steven Weldon Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor.................................Christine Goodall Hair/Makeup Supervisor........................................... Jason Goldsberry Advertising .......................................................The Marketing Division Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, David Spry, Mahaley Jacobs Social Media Outreach.................................. Broadway’s Best Shows/ Andy S. Drachenberg, Lindsay Hoffman Marketing & Outreach Consultant............ It Is Done Communications/ Linda Stewart Banking..................................................................City National Bank/

Facebook.com/TheGershwinsPorgyandBessNationalTour Youtube.com/PorgyandBessTour Twitter.com/PorgyBessTour The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is now available on PS Classics. www.psclassics.com

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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In the late 1970s, when the Civic Center was being built, he was one of the ironworkers who hung thousands of rods, rails and stairway parts to help support the structure of the building. The job took about four months for 10 ironworkers, including Hanson, to complete.

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He remembers calling the ceilings in the Main Hall “clouds” and the job being intricate. “When we hung all the rods, they had to be in a specific place and set in a specific height.”

Hanson was an ironworker for 18 years through Ironworkers Local Union #67 and is now a managing broker at RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts in Altoona. Although he hasn’t worked in the structural steel industry for several years now, the tour refreshed memories of Hanson’s experience at the Civic Center before it opened in 1979.

TOP: Hanson with his wife Donna and children Josh and Nikki about the same time he was working as an ironworker at the Civic Center.

“This is just awesome – it’s so cool,” he said. It’s bringing back all of the thought and detail we put into the job.”

CENTER: Members of Ironworkers Local Union #67 in the 1970s. Hanson is the fourth ironworker from the left.

BOTTOM: Above the “clouds” at the Civic Center, Hanson said, “It’s nice to see the rods again.”

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Q&A With the “Magicians” Behind the Scenes When catching a performance at the Des Moines Civic Center, Stoner Theater or Temple Theater, there is no doubt that all eyes are focused on the stage. With that said, the magic on the stage wouldn’t happen without the “magicians” of Des Moines Performing Arts – the in-house production team members. They recently answered questions about their roles, their most memorable moments and what it takes to create the magic behind the scenes.

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I handle the technical aspects for our smaller venues.

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Al Dyer

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If you don’t hear noise, there’s something wrong.

I make the noise.

I start and end every show with the lighting. I design Brian Anstedt Nick Romano Stage Operations Manager/ Production Director lights for shows that come Head Carpenter I manage the in and integrate the shows’ lighting systems with our I manage the stagehands Production Department and the overhead rigging. and organize the lighting system. technical logistics involved with the shows.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR ROLE?

HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR THE NEXT BIG SHOW?

BA: We work really hard to make things look easy.

BA: We’re always planning – there’s a lot of set-up, coordination and strategy; handling logistics; figuring out how much labor is needed, etc.

AD: It’s always a learning experience!

Every day backstage is fun for us.

GT: Every day is a different challenge.

It’s definitely not routine.

NR: It’s fun to see old friends from other shows.

JS: It’s fulfilling, especially when you feel a unique energy in a room. I take pride in helping make that happen.

WHAT ARE SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS AT THE CIVIC CENTER?

GT: Huge shows like Mary Poppins take months of planning. We have a reputation of being one of the best theaters in the country.

NR: When there are technical difficulties or challenges, we problem-solve and figure out how to make things right.

JS: We start talking to shows as early as one year in advance, even the smaller ones.

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BA: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007), because it had so many weird things, like the live animals!

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about 100 miles worth of cable.

· When asked what their favorite show they’ve worked on is, the Production Team chuckled and said, “The next show.”

NR: I was a part-time stagehand when the Civic Center first opened and then spent many years on the road touring with shows. When I would come back to the Civic Center, it was great working with the crew I worked with early in my career.

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1935, with trained opera singers filling most of the roles. While jazz fans were dismissive of his use of African-American music, opera critics complained that Gershwin’s “opera” was basically just a string of hit tunes – thus it was not an opera. However, few 20th century composers have ever written songs as memorable or as powerful as “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty Of Nothing,” “Bess, You Is My Woman” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Although the first production of Porgy and Bess was by no means a flop, it did fail to return its original investment. In 1976, the first production of Gershwin’s complete score was given by the Houston Grand Opera. When that production was hailed as an artistic triumph, the critical tide finally began to turn. In the final analysis, despite its various production types and versions, Gershwin set out to write a masterwork.

And that’s exactly what he did.

Today, it seems obvious that it is a highly successful work of art, demonstrated by more than nearly a century of performers’ commitment and audience acceptance.

In retrospect, now that the 20th century can be viewed in its entirety, it is this writer’s opinion that Porgy and Bess stands alongside Britten’s Peter Grimes and Berg’s Wozzeck as one of the three most monumental operatic achievements of the last century. And now, it is a beautiful new Broadway musical revival.

By Michael Egel Porgy and Bess is composer George Gershwin’s magnum opus.

He wrote it after more than a decade of studying the music of the African-American experience. He was drawn to ragtime as a young pianist.

But the initial idea for this work came in 1926 when he first read Dubose Heyward’s novel, Porgy. He enthusiastically responded to it as if to the voice of destiny and thus was inspired to write his first full-length opera. Gershwin composed the legendary music, and his brother Ira – in collaboration with Dubose Heyward and his wife Dorothy – wrote the lyrics.

Gershwin called Porgy and Bess a “folk opera.” His belief in the need for a label was strong and understandable as this work was questioned from the beginning. His lack of large-form compositional experience generated some doubt that he was truly up to the task. His conception of the work was that it would be a fusion of classical and popular musical traditions.

The show’s New York opening was at Broadway’s Alvin Theatre on October 10,

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immediately – something that has become almost extinct on Broadway. The sound was glorious, with the perfect balance and harmony between actors and musicians. Indeed, the plot had changed, along with the score and dialogue from the opera world, but actors Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier were marvelous. It felt like we were actually transported to 1930s Catfish Row. George Gershwin’s music is a combination of genius and authenticity. His New York jazz roots, combined with his keen awareness of southern black folk music traditions of blues, spirituals and work songs, was innovative and perfectly appropriate. The new twists in the score made the evening even more special.

Yes, there have been some critics who questioned the purpose of shedding new light on an iconic work like Porgy and Bess to speak to today’s generation. In the orchestra world, I deal with this dilemma all the time.

But great live theater productions and concerts are not museum pieces, where we dust off the artifacts and place them back on the shelf. Great productions respect tradition but are not bound by it, and I believe creating something current and new with this in mind is what makes live performance so exciting and relevant.

The morning after we saw this revival, Todd Gershwin asked, “How did you like the show?”

My response was, “Your Great Uncles George and Ira would have been proud.”

By Maestro Joseph Giunta The 1976 performance of Porgy and Bess by the Houston Grand Opera was my first live experience of this masterpiece.

While it was the first time the full score was performed, it was also the first time an American opera company – rather than a Broadway production company – had tackled the work. Plus, it won both a Tony® Award (the only opera company ever to receive one) and a Grammy® Award. In 1985, I attended it at the Metropolitan Opera (starring Iowan Simon Estes and Grace Bumbry), a successful production which went on to appear in several seasons at the Met. In the summer of 2012, I was in New York meeting with Todd Gershwin (the grandson of the “other” Gershwin brother, Arthur) about a project. He offered me tickets for the latest production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which his family had endorsed. What my wife and I did not expect was to witness one of the most moving, engaging and creative productions in our extensive Broadway experience.

I noticed the 23-piece live orchestra

___________________________________________ Maestro Joseph Giunta is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the Music Director & Conductor for the Des Moines Symphony.

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GUEST INFORMATION performances. Souvenir cups with lids are available for purchase and are allowed in the Main Hall during designated performances. No other food or drink is allowed in the theater.

ASL INTERPRETATION

Des Moines Performing Arts offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for select performances through Deaf Services Unlimited.

Visit DesMoinesPerformingArts.org to see what performance dates this service is offered.

ELEVATORS

ATM

Elevators to the second level are located in the Nollen Lobby and near the Stoner Theater.

An ATM is located in the Ticket Office Lobby.

LATE SEATING

AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Late seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time. Pay attention to lobby chimes, which are sounded five minutes before the show begins, as well as after intermission.

The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped, Inc. (IRIS) offers audio description services for select performances.

Call (515) 246-2300 to reserve a listening device.

LISTENING DEVICES

Listening devices are available for use at no charge at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters.

BINOCULARS

Binoculars are available for rent at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters for $5.

LOST ITEMS

Lost items may be reported or claimed at the Nollen Lobby Guest Services Counter during an event. After an event, please contact our Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 or stop by Monday through Friday, 9 am. to 5 p.m. Items are kept for 30 days.

BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT

Playbills for most Broadway productions are available in Braille at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters, compliments of the lowa Department of the Blind. Large print playbills are also generally available.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

If you have a medical need, please notify the House Staff.

Medical services are provided by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in the Prairie Meadows Lobby.

CAMERAS

The use of cameras or any type of recording devices in the Main Hall is prohibited at all times.

PRE-ORDERING DRINKS

CELL PHONES

Avoid the line at intermission by ordering your drink ahead of time. Order and pay at any open bar before the performance. Pick your drink up at the Nollen or Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counter during intermission.

Please turn your cell phone off or set it to the silent mode. Please also refrain from text messaging and using your phone as a light source during the performance.

CHILDREN

Children younger than five years old are typically not permitted in the theater. At designated family-oriented productions, however, children of all ages are permitted.

Everyone must have a ticket, regardless of age. A limited number of booster seats are available at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters.

SPECIAL SEATING NEEDS

COAT/ITEM CHECK

The use of tobacco products is not allowed in the Des Moines Civic Center or within 15 feet of any entrance.

Seating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements (including wheelchair, motorized cart, difficulty with stairs and sight impairment).

Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300.

TOBACCO USE

Coats and other personal items may be checked at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters during all Main Hall performances.

WHEELCHAIRS

Des Moines Performing Arts has wheelchairs available to assist guests with mobility concerns. Guest Services staff may be contacted to assist.

CONCESSIONS

Bottled water is permitted in the Main Hall during all

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