Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier to Star in PORGY AND BESS at A.R.T.

[Rob]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 3:46pm

Click Here to Read Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis & David Alan Grier to Star in PORGY AND BESS at A.R.T.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 3:51pm

I NEED to go to there.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 4:00pm

As long as Paulus's now-obligatory "boundary breaking" direction involves Norm Lewis climbing shirtless over my lap, I'll be there. Can't you just picture what she means when she mentions "re-imagining" it?

Prediction, the emails shilling the production will claim that this is the most exciting show "since Sleep No More" and "even blacker than Best of Both Worlds.'

Oh Diane, you've left us even wearier than we were under the previous ART regime.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 4:29pm

*sigh*

I love being from Massachusetts. :).

[Donthatecongratulate]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 4:30pm

this will be interesting indeed.
i hope audra gets a little dirty for this one and let's her posture and grit get a little looser. let's add some hot sauce on all of that properness shall we?
and i hope norm lewis is naked. the whole show.
and, david alan grier sings? really?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 4:31pm

Sexy.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 4:35pm

If this production were a person, I'd let it in the backdoor.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 5:02pm

Best news I've heard all day.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 5:13pm

Donthatecongratulate, David Alan Grier has done several musicals on Broadway.

He was a replacement for both James "Thunder" Early in the original production of DREAMGIRLS and Pseudolus in the Jerry Zaks revival of ...FORUM. He also originated the role of Jackie Robinson in THE FIRST and played the title role in Des McAnuff's revival of THE WIZ in La Jolla a few years ago.

Updated On: 4/6/11 at 05:13 PM

[Donthatecongratulate]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 6:06pm

somethingwicked fantastic!

i primarily know him from In Living Color, which of course he was hilarious in. But basically as long as Norm Lewis gets naked, I don't care what Grier sounds like.

[HistoryBoy2]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 6:53pm

One for the wank bank.