PHOTO FLASH: Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald and The Cast of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Meet the Press

The cast and crew of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess met the press Tuesday, December 6 at the New 42nd Street Studios to offer a preview of the production, which begins previews on Saturday, December 17.

Directed by Diane Paulus, choreographed by Ronald K. Brown, and featuring an adaptation by Suzan-Lori Parks and Deidre L. Murray, the show stars Audra McDonald as Bess, Norm Lewis as Porgy, David Alan Grier as Sporting Life, Phillip Boykin as Crown, Nikki Renée Daniels as Clara, Joshua Henry as Jake, Christopher Innvar as Detective, Bryonha Marie Parham as Serena and NaTasha Yvette Williams as Mariah.

The ensemble includes Allison Blackwell, Roosevelt André Credit, Trevon Davis, Joseph Dellger, Wilkie Ferguson, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Heather Hill, David Hughey, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Alicia Hall Moran, Cedric Neal, Phumzile Sojola, Nathaniel Stampley, Julius Thomas III, J.D. Webster, and Lisa Nicole Wilkerson.

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