The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Touring) Tickets

Porgy and Bess was amazing! wish Des Moines could bring in more black entertainment! If you bring them we will come!

I thoroughly enjoyed the production of Porgy and Bess. The continuous music by a fine orchestra was outstanding. The actor playing Porgy was especially amazing. Everyone connected with the production to to be commended. Some times I had difficulty getting the lyrics of some of the songs. I would certainly recommend this show to everyone.

The dancing and singing was very good and the story line was excellent. It moved along and did not drag out.

I would recommend this in aheartbeat. this was the best musical I have seen to date. would attend if it comes back to my theater. everyone should see it, because it is an amazing love story told thru music.

A beautiful rendition of the Gershwin opera. Magnificent vocals; arresting reminder of the not too distant past and its sorrows.

This play was amazing ! The actors were great and put on the best performance I seen live in a long time ! I would love to see this play again !

This was my first time seeing "Porgy and Bess," and it was wonderful! The music, the dancing, the cohesiveness of the ensemble, the general amount of talent and energy...it was fantastic!

Fabulous show!!! The voices, score, costuming and timing were the best I've seen.

Seats were uncomfortabe( much too small), and sound could have been better. I don't really enjoy opera singing

Amazing production. Fabulous voices. Great choreography. And, of course, the music and story. One of the truly great shows of all time. It never ages, but only gets more relevant.

Will a less than stellar review be published, I wonder? I saw "Porgy and Bess" on Broadway 20+ yrs ago-- the acting was as breathtaking as the singing. Alas, not so with this touring production. Nearly every emotional beat was missed. the moments that should be heightened were treated the same as every other moment. Bess' decisions--challenging, excrutiating decisions for her-- were not agonized over. We saw no shift. The staging didnt lend itself to emotional moments, either. Often, the characters not part of the main action distracted frm the action. Often the director staged major moments off stage, like Bess and Crown--so we dont understand the depths of her suffering. Her submission to him wasnt frought w fear or suffering or desperation or surrender or rage-- nothing. I understand the designers wanted the set to evoke despair and poverty--but its monochromatic monodimensional single plane evoked little. LIkewise,the costumes lacked any texture, nor did they assist in better defining the characters. Their lack of color made them blend into the set. And the picnic costumes were all florals, none distressed--looked store bought fresh from JC Penney. Unrealistic. The light plot was basic, so where lights could have directed our attention to important moments, they did not. So many details missed, e.g., actors lift supposedly heavy items--suitcase, picnic basket--effortlessly. None of the elements assisted each other, and while the voices were lovely and excellently trained, it was hard to care about any of the characters deeply. And the audience tried, oh they were quiet and they tried. But we got so little for our exorbitant ticket prices.

I am glad that this version was edited down. The voices were wonderful and staging was engaging. I thought that a more contemporary opera might help me turn the corner on liking the art form but I guess I'm just not there yet. Not giving up quite yet...

Never understood the context of the music til now. Great performance and worth every dime. The wife and I even had the opportunity to talk with some of the cast members over dinner! If u missed the Buffalo showing it would be worth the travel to see it at its next location.

the performance was great. Singers in this touring company had amazing voices, particularly the lead actors. Acoustics in Shea's not as good as we would like to have. We were in row Y (main floor)

I've heard about this play for years and finally got to experience it on the night of my wife's 76th birthday in Buffalo at the Shea's Theater. I had read that the producer did a Class A job on this version, and I would agree. Everything about the play was just super: costumes, the set, the pyrotechnics, the singing, etc. The one big minus for me is that I cannot hear well, so I understood little of what was going on. If I would have read the story and seen some words to the songs beforehand, I would have enjoyed the show much, much more. As it was, both my wife and I were a little disappointed. It does not rank in our Top Five ever, but I think it could have. The words, with the southern and ethnic accents just seem to blend into one and other, hardly distinguishable. I hope others in the audience appreciated the show more than we did. I suspect it was very, very good.

Porgy & Bess was a fabulous treat. I was moved to tears several times!

I always wanted to see this and it did not disapoint! I loved the music!!

Actors/singers/dancers were excellent. Minimalist sets, not uncommon for a touring company were attractive, but did, at times, not make it clear enough regarding where the action was taking place. The only fly in the ointment was the orchestra. They did not seem in synch with the performers and often seemed to be in competition with the vocalists in terms of volume, to the point where lyrics became incomprehensible. I can't help but wonder if the orchestra was a local pick-up band. Regardless, ultimately the fault lies with the conductor. Perhaps his hearing aid needed new batteries.

One word - Awesome!!! I enjoyed every minute. I had forgotten the story line.I had not seen Porgy and Bess since I was very young. Awesome! Great Cast!!

IT was well done the cast was great and the singing phenominal!