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Porgy and Bess & Zorba

Posted by:	BroadwayTonyJ 05:57 pm EDT 08/09/14
In reply to:	re: Side Show - keikekaze 04:36 pm EDT 08/09/14

The original production of Porgy and Bess in 1935 ran only 124 performances and was not a commercial success. The revival in 1942 ran for 286 performances (and the subsequent national tour returned to Broadway in '43 and '44) -- this revival was a commercial success. The 1953 revival ran for 305 performances and was also declared a "hit" by Variety. The original production of Zorba in 1968 ran for 305 performances and was not a commercial success. The 1983 revival with Anthony Quinn and Lila Kedrova had a long pre-Broadway tour, ran for 362 performances on Broadway, and was declared a "hit" by Variety. It should be noted that the original Porgy and Bess opened in the middle of the Depression and received great (if not unanimous) critical acclaim. Zorba also pretty much well-received critically and (I believe) closed prematurely due to health and related problems of both the leads.

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