On October 10, 1935 Porgy and Bess made its New York City debut at the Alvin Theatre. Originally a book and then a play called Porgy written by DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin decided to make the ...

The musical theater and the private parlor ... music-making machine and flourished. George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in New York City on Sept. 26, 1898, the son of Rose and Morris Gershovitz ...

After the song, the pair exited the stage and the Pops closed out Act I by playing Gershwin’s “Cuban ... the hustle and bustle of 1920s New York City life without a single lyric.

But musical theatre grew into a uniquely American ... is presenting the New York premiere of George and Ira Gershwin's Primrose, a show that only existed in piecemeal before producer Mel Miller ...

It was cold and snowy in New York City 100 years ago today ... It was the opening salvo that introduced George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, a piece teeming with possibilities not only for the ...

In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen ... Mr. Fairchild has returned to New York City Ballet in time for a new Christopher Wheeldon dance set to “Rhapsody in Blue.” ...