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Gershwin on Broadway

BBC Radio 2
on BBC Radio 2

Live from the Barbican, London.
Selections from Lady Be
Good, Funny Face and Oh, Kay and, after the interval, the extended concert version of Porgy and Bess. With Daniel Washington as Porgy, Cynthia Clarey as Bess, Damon Evans as Sportin' Life, Maureen Braithwaite as Serena.
Porgy and Bess Chorus directed by Wayne Marshall (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton. Introduced by Ned Sherrin.
Including at 8.15-8.35 Wayne Marshall at the piano with improvisations on Gershwin.
Producer David Rayvern Allen (In association with Raymond Gubbay Ltd)

Contributors

Unknown:
Daniel Washington
Unknown:
Cynthia Clarey
Unknown:
Damon Evans
Unknown:
Maureen Braithwaite
Directed By:
Wayne Marshall
Conducted By:
Robin Stapleton.
Introduced By:
Ned Sherrin.
Unknown:
Wayne Marshall
Producer:
David Rayvern Allen
Source: Radio Times

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