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| Alicia Hall Moran and Kingsley Leggs in Porgy and Bess (photo by Michael J. Lutch) |
The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess
Starring Alicia Hall Moran, Nathaniel Stampley, Alvin
Crawford, Kingsley Leggs
Through June 29
The touring production of Porgy and Bess is at The 5th Avenue Theatre now and if
you have never, like me, seen it before, you owe yourself a trip to see this
production. The singers are, without fail, completely gorgeous to listen to.
Every song and every singer.
The only thing I’d suggest is to prepare by looking online
for song lyrics because whether it is the singers’ diction (not that likely),
the bounce in the 5th Avenue, a sound mixing issue, an over-loud
orchestra – which also sounds great, but needn’t be quite that loud, it will be
hard to understand some of the songs and some of the singers. However, there is
no issue with understanding what the story is. That comes in loud and clear,
too.