Now playing in the Grand Theater at Crown Center is Music Theater Heritage’s production of Gershwin’s “PORGY AND BESS.” This is an example of MTH going “all in” on a very challenging show and ...

From its beginning, “Porgy and Bess” has elicited a wide range of reactions from audiences. Its stereotypes often rub people the wrong way. On the other hand, its music is exciting and memorable, and ...

Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera! The very words tingle with palpable electricity and anticipation. Whether you attend in person, or go to the Times Square simulcast, or whether you listen on ...

In the third or fourth phase of his illustrious career, Miles Davis recorded an album called Porgy and Bess. The title didn’t indicate that he was playing the music that George Gershwin had created ...

The Metropolitan Opera has an eye on relatively modern favorites this week as its Nightly Met Streams series highlights 20th-century titles. The free streams are available starting at 7:30 PM ET each ...

James Robinson’s production takes place in the 1920s inside Catfish Row, a tenement neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina, beginning with its inhabitants relaxing after a day’s work. Drug-dealer ...

Allie Gemmill is the Lead News Editor at Collider. Previous bylines can be found at Bustle, Teen Vogue, Inverse, ScreenRant, SheKnows, VICE, and Atom Tickets. Director Dee Rees is once again switching ...

Here's the question people always ask about Porgy and Bess: Back in 1933, when George Gershwin sat down at his piano, did he create a musical, an operetta, a quaint period piece, or a white-boy ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X At some point in DuBose Heyward’s adult life, he witnessed a singular horror that affected him ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Metropolitan Opera’s revival boasts strong performances but raises difficult questions about race and American music. By Joshua Barone George ...

The 80-year-old artist's work is on view at his inaugural show with his debut with Venus Over Manhattan. Claude Lawrence, Summertime (2022). Courtesy the artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York.