In a last gasp of summer freedom, I traveled to New York this past weekend to fill a long-recognized gap in my theatregoing experience by seeing Porgy & Bess. Like much of the rest of my summer, the trip had a theatrical element. What surprised me was that the following lyrics from the show's standard Summertime (first performed in 1935) managed to describe perfectly my summer of 2012: read more
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 11:47AM on September 11, 2012