| 1935/08/00 |
DuBose Heyward |
Lyricist |
Porgy and Bess premieres, a private show at Carnegie Hall with a running time of about 3 and a half hours |
Carnegie Hall |
New York City |
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| 1935/08/00 |
George Gershwin |
Music |
Porgy and Bess premieres, a private show at Carnegie Hall with a running time of about 3 and a half hours |
Carnegie Hall |
New York City |
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| 1935/08/00 |
Dorothy Heyward |
Lyricist |
Porgy and Bess premieres, a private show at Carnegie Hall with a running time of about 3 and a half hours |
Carnegie Hall |
New York City |
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| 1935/09/30 |
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Porgy and Bess first public performance, Colonial Theatre, Boston |
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| 1935/10/10 |
DuBose Heyward |
Lyricist |
"Porgy and Bess" premieres on Broadway, Alvin Theatre, NYC, runs for 124 performances |
Neil Simon Theatre |
New York City |
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| 1935/10/10 |
George Gershwin |
Composer |
"Porgy and Bess" premieres on Broadway, Alvin Theatre, NYC, runs for 124 performances |
Neil Simon Theatre |
New York City |
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| 1935/10/10 |
Serge Sudeikin |
Set Designer |
"Porgy and Bess" premieres on Broadway, Alvin Theatre, NYC, runs for 124 performances |
Neil Simon Theatre |
New York City |
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| 1936/03/16 |
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Todd Duncan (Porgy) and Anne Brown (Bess) refuse to perform at the National Theatre due to its segregation policy. The theater relents and Porgy and Bess becomes the first show to play for an integrated audience at the National |
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