#Porgy and Bess

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Dorothy Dandridge arriving at the premiere of the film Porgy & Bess at the Warner Theatre in New York City on June 24, 1959.

#dorothy dandridge #1959 #porgy and bess #progy & bess #actrss #african american #actress #nyc #new york city #1950s #1950s fashion

[blackhistoryalbum]

Princess Diahann | Vintage Black Glamour & Grace

Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. She rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). In 1962, Carroll won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, a first for an African-American woman, for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings. In 1974 she starred in Claudine alongside James Earl Jones for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Her title role in Julia, for which she received the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female, was the first series on American television to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role, and was a milestone both in her career and the medium. In the 1980s, she played the role of Dominique Deveraux, a mixed-race diva, in the prime time soap opera Dynasty. Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including her Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations. She died on October 4, 2019, from breast cancer.

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#Diahann Carroll #black glamour #Porgy and Bess #claudine #carmen jones #julia #dominique deveraux #Dynasty #african american #vintage black glamour #tony awards #golden globes #emmy awards

[citizenscreen]

Cab Calloway and Leontyne Price performing in the 1953 revival of “Porgy and Bess”.

#cab calloway #leontyne price #porgy and bess

[oldshowbiz]

The All Time Hits (1966) on WGN Television

#wgn #regional television #chicago #cab calloway #the in crowd #porgy and bess #Youtube

[detroitlib]

View of soprano Carlotta Franzell purchasing record albums to donate to the E. Azalia Hackley Collection at the Detroit Public Library. Franzell holds a recording of "Porgy and Bess." Stamped on back: "Photo by Ben Greenhaus, 475 Broadway, Times Bldg., New York 18, N.Y." Clipping on back: "Miss Franzel [sic] is shown buying the records to present to the E. Tzalia Hachley [sic] Memorial Collection in the Detroit Public Library. The records received a few days ago include two albums of Marion [sic] Anderson, two by Roland Hayes, three by Paul Robeson, one by Dorothy Maynor as well as several single recordings by Negro artists." Handwritten on clipping: "3/1/45." Handwritten on back: "Carlotta Franzel."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

#carlotta franzel #detroit #records #porgy and bess #ben greenhaus #1945 #1940s #detroit public library

[ethanfreemanappreciation]

During breaks from his role as Javert in Les Miserables, Ethan starred in two productions at the BBC Night of the Proms in 1998.

"Porgy and Bess" in which he performed the role of Detective and Kurt Weill's "Der Weg der Verheissung" in which he starred as Pashur. (Unfortunately no clips or pictures are available.)

He also returned to the world of Phantom to take part in Toronto's 9th anniversary performance at the Pantages Theatre.

With Ethan's birthday coming up next month we thought it would be nice to look back on all the incredible roles he has performed over the years.

#ethan freeman #poto #phantom of the opera #european musicals #euro musicals #the phantom of the opera #porgy and bess #kurt weill #jewish actors #jewish artist #jumblr #jewblr

[0rph3u5]

Miles Davis   Summertime (

with Quincy Jones & Orchestra Live At Montreux...

#porgy and bess

[jt1674]

#miles davis #gil evans #porgy and bess #prayer

[illustratedalbums]

Ten (of many) illustrated album covers featuring music from the Gershwin musical PORGY AND BESS.

From the top down: GERSHWIN PORGY AND BESS (RCA Victor - 1953), PORGY AND BESS - SWINGIN’ IMPRESSIONS BY HANK JONES (Capitol Records - 1959), GEORGE GERSHWIN’S PORGY AND BESS (Coronet Records - 1960), OSCAR PETERSON PLAYS PORGY & BESS (Verve Records - 1959), PORGY AND BESS - SAMMY DAVIS, JR. AND CARMEN McRAE (Decca Records - 1959), GEORGE GERSHWIN - HIGHLIGHTS PORGY AND BESS (Philips Records - 1952?), COMPLETE GEORGE GERSHWIN PORGY & BESS (Columbia Records - 1951), GEORGE GERSHWIN PORGY AND BESS (Columbia Records - 1956), PORGY & BESS (MFP Records - 1967?), GEORGE GERSHWIN PORGY AND BESS AND MORTON GOULD SPIRITUALS (Mercury Classics - 1953)

#porgy and bess #records #gershwin #album covers #album art #summertime #sammy davis jr

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Leontyne Price photographed by Carl Van Vechten as Bess in the Broadway musical "Porgy and Bess" on May 19, 1953.

#leontyne price #porgy and bess #1953 #1950s #african american #soprano #broadway #photography

[didierleclair]

Dorothy Dandridge, 1959.

#dorothy dandridge #actrees #movie stars #porgy and bess

[leporellian]

happy september 30th

#opera tag #the magic flute #porgy and bess #the pearl fishers #rambles

[citizenscreen]

On October 10, 1935, George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess” opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, it ran for 124 performances and starred Ruby Elsy, Todd Duncan, Anne Brown and John W. Bubbles. #OnThisDay

#porgy and bess

[spilladabalia]

Hideko Okiyama - Summertime

#hideko okiyama #summertime #george gershwin #porgy and bess #cover #jazz #blues #japanese jazz #Summertime #1981 #Youtube

[mias-playground]

🤎 1959: Dorothy Dandridge in the musical 'Porgy and Bess'

Dorothy at Wikipedia

#mia #mias-playground #celebs #dorothy dandridge #musical #porgy and bess #black tumblr

[0rph3u5]

Miles Davis  Here Come De Honey Man 

(ft. Quincy Jones & Orchestra. Live At Montreux 1991)

This concert from 8 July 1991 was the last of Miles Davis' many appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival and took place only a few months before his death. Despite a defiant "never look back" philosophy, Miles was persuaded by Quincy Jones and Claude Nobs to take part in this tribute to his great friend Gil Evans, who had passed away in 1988. This truly unique concert was an historical event and a musical triumph, thankfully captured here for posterity. Miles Davis was a giant of 20th century music and this concert is as much a tribute to him as it is to the late Gil Evans.

#porgy and bess