In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
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Bess
Crown
Serena
Maria
Sportin' Life
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Jake
Robbins
Peter
Mingo
Frazier
Strawberry Woman
Nelson / Crabman
Annie
Lily
Jim
Undertaker
Neighbour
Scipio
Jasbo
Jake (singing voice)
Clara (singing voice)
Robbins (singing voice)
Detective
Mr. Archdale
Coroner
Policeman
Dancer
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