Latest News: Jade to play Clara in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS - westendframe

Jade Ewen will play Clara, Cedric Neal will play Sportin’ Life, Golda Rosheuvel will play Serena and Leon Lopez will play Jake in the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, alongside the previously announced cast which includes Rufus Bonds Jr and Nicola Hughes who will play the title roles.

Celebrated as a landmark piece of American theatre, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will run from 17th July to 23rd August, directed by Timothy Sheader, with a book adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and a musical score adapted by Diedre L. Murray.

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Jade Ewen will play Clara, Cedric Neal will play Sportin’ Life, Golda Rosheuvel will play 

Serena and Leon Lopez will play Jake in the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, alongside the 

previously announced cast Rufus Bonds Jr and Nicola Hughes who will play the title 

roles. 

 

Jade Ewen has previously appeared in Tonight’s The Night (UK Tour), Whistle Down The 

Wind (Aldwych Theatre) and Disney’s The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre). Jade is also a 

former member of Sugababes and in 2009 represented the UK in the Eurovision Song 

Contest performing It’s My Time written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. 

 

Cedric Neal is an American actor whose stage credits include After Midnight (Brooks 

Atkinson Theatre, Broadway), the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Broadway) and Dreamgirls 

(Signature Theatre) for which he was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding 

Supporting Actor. Cedric played the role of Kennard Royce in the television series Friday 

Night Lights. 

 

Leon Lopez is a British actor whose stage credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK 

tour), Rent (Duke of York’s), Tick, Tick… BOOM! (Duchess Theatre) and Piaf (Donmar 

Warehouse). Leon also played the long-running role of Jerome Johnson in Brookside. 

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 

By George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin 

Book Adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks /Musical Score Adapted by Diedre L. Murray 

Directed by Timothy Sheader 

Set and Costume by Katrina Lindsay 

Choreographer Liam Steel 

Musical Director and Orchestrator David Shrubsole 

Lighting Designer Rick Fisher 

Sound Designer Nick Lidster for Autograph 

Casting Director Pippa Ailion CDG 

US Casting Director Justin Huff CSA for Telsey + Company 

 

17 July – 23 August 2014 

First preview: 17 July 

Press night: 28 July (7.45pm)