Porgy and Bess is headed back to the big screen. A new movie musical adaptation of the 1935 American folk opera is in the works from MGM, according to Deadline. Oscar nominee Dee Rees will adapt the screenplay and direct. Rees is known for her Academy Award-nominated work as screenwriter of Mudbound. She received a pair of Emmy noms for writing and directing the TV movie Bessie about the legendary blues performer Be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM on February 11, 2020