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. Casting is underway. This will mark the second major motion picture adaptation of the opera, which first arrived on-screen in 1959 following its 1935 Broadway premiere. Adapted from DuBose Heywa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM on February 11, 2020