Porgy And Bess - It's Not Just A Show, It's Sociology
"Gershwin's tune-laden slice of life in the Charleston slum known as Catfish Row (based on Heyward's 1925 novel and the subsequent play) did not flinch from confronting issues of race and class. Those issues - grinding poverty, domestic abuse, racist bigotry, crime, drugs and prostitution - remain very much with us today." Chicago Tribune 11/16/08

Posted November 19, 2008 09:38 PM