It’s an American music classic. It’s also the love story between a crippled African-American beggar, the woman he loves and the man who means to take her away from him. Mixing classical, jazz, spiritual and blues music, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess includes some of the most recognizable songs from the American songbook, the most famous of which is likely “Summertime.” The score also includes “I Got Plenty oย Nuttin’,” “I Loves You Porgy” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” 8 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice Street, Galveston. For information, call 800-821-1894 or visit www.thegrand.com. $46 to $66.
Sat., March 6, 2010
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2010.