Porgy And Bess Washington Tickets

The hit Broadway musical and a classic by Gershwin, “Porgy and Bess” is back in the evergreen state of Washington. With an impressive cast consisting of award-winning members, it is an unmissable theatre event. American theatre masterpiece and a winner of Tony Award for being the best musical of 2012, Porgy and Bess can be watched by buying Porgy and Bess Washington tickets which are available now. Along with a magnificent 23-piece orchestra, the musical’s gripping story will keep you arrested till the last minute. Get your seats booked for the live stage production of this intimate story set to an irreplaceable score at The National Theatre, a first rate multi-purpose theatre of Washington Dc. 

With its lush score and extravagantly brilliant cast, Porgy and Bess is based on a novel, Porgy written by DuBose Heyward who has also written the libretto for this musical. Revolving around the Africa-American life of Porgy and Bess, the musical is set in early 20s in a fabled town of Charleston named Catfish Row. The stunning cast of classical trained musicians can be caught live on stage at the National Theatre by getting some Porgy and Bess Washington tickets. Featuring all-time favorite songs like "Summertime," "It Ain’t Necessary So," "My Man’s Gone Now" and "I Got Plenty of Nothing," it is two hours of complete theatrical rapture that must not be missed.

Porgy and Bess tells the story of beautiful Bess who struggles to find a rescue from her scandalous past, the clutches of her possessive and violent lover, Crown and the seductive enticements of  a drug dealer, Sportin’ Life. Porgy, a black disabled beggar from the slums of Catfish Row is the only person who can rescue her. Consisting of three acts, Porgy and Bess new Broadway production is considered to be a gripping and vibrant revival of Gershwin’s original piece which was first performed privately at the Carnegie Hall and ran for four hours. The same year, the Broadway production of the musical opened at the Alvin Theatre and ran for a total of 124 performances. In 1959, the film version of the musical was also produced by Sameul Goldwyn.