Tag: Porgy and Bess

  • Nation & World

    Strong showing for musicals with A.R.T. ties

    “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” and “Once” — two shows with pre-Broadway origins at the American Repertory Theater — had a boffo night at Sunday’s Tony Awards, taking home the prizes for best musical revival and best musical, respectively.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The disciplines of dance

    Harvard’s new director of the OFA Dance Program, Jill Johnson, brings a love of movement and a boundless curiosity to the post and a desire to connect her disciplines to a range of academic pursuits.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘Porgy’ in the park

    Common Spaces, the initiative that encourages community in and around Harvard Yard, kicked off its fall programming with four songs by the cast of the American Repertory Theater’s “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘Porgy and Bess,’ made new

    A.R.T. reimagines the classic Gershwin opera, with help from some Harvard undergraduates.

    4 minutes