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News PHOTO ARCHIVE: "Oh Lord, I'm On My Way..." An Exclusive Look Inside The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' Closing Night Bash Two Years Ago Today The Tony Award-winning revival of Porgy and Bess, starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Tony nominee Norm Lewis, ended its Broadway run Sept. 23, 2012. Playbill.com offers an exclusive look inside the company's closing night blowout held at the Jimmy Rooftop Bar in Soho.

By Matthew Blank

September 23, 2014

Tony nominee Lewis (Sondheim on Sondheim, Side Show, Les Miserables) starred as the crippled beggar Porgy opposite six-time Tony Award winner McDonald (Ragtime, Marie Christine, Master Class) as Bess. They were joined by three-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier (The First, Race, Dreamgirls) as Sportin' Life and Tony nominee Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, American Idiot) as Jake.

Here's a look at cast and crew celebrating a successful run:

PHOTO ARCHIVE: "Oh Lord, I'm On My Way..." An Exclusive Look Inside The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' Closing Night Bash Two Years Ago Today

Audra McDonald, cast and guests — PHOTO ARCHIVE: "Oh Lord, I'm On My Way..." An Exclusive Look Inside The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' Closing Night Bash Two Years Ago Today

The Tony Award-winning revival of Porgy and Bess, starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Tony nominee Norm Lewis, ended its Broadway run Sept. 23, 2012. Playbill.com offers an exclusive look inside the company's closing night blowout held at the Jimmy Rooftop Bar in Soho.
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Carmen Ruby Floyd and Julius Thomas III — Carmen Ruby Floyd and Julius Thomas III

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Natasha Yvette Williams and Audra McDonald — Natasha Yvette Williams and Audra McDonald

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Audra McDonald and Sumayya Ali — Audra McDonald and Sumayya Ali

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Carmen Ruby Floyd with Norm Lewis — Carmen Ruby Floyd with Norm Lewis

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Heather Hill and guest — Heather Hill and guest

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Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, Kate Sorg, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Renee Daniels — Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, Kate Sorg, Allison Blackwell, Nikki Renee Daniels

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Allison Blackwell, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Sumayya Ali — Allison Blackwell, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Sumayya Ali

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Allison Blackwell, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Sumayya Ali — Allison Blackwell, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Lisa Nicole Wilkerson and Sumayya Ali

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Natasha Yvette Williams — Natasha Yvette Williams

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Audra McDonald and Heather Hill — Audra McDonald and Heather Hill

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Norm Lewis and Heather Hill — Norm Lewis and Heather Hill

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Ken Mahoney and David Hughey — Ken Mahoney and David Hughey

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Will Swenson, Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis — Will Swenson, Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis

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Bryonha Parham — Bryonha Parham

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Norm Lewis and Bryonha Parham — Norm Lewis and Bryonha Parham

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Phillip Boykin — Phillip Boykin

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Roosevelt Andre Credit — Roosevelt Andre Credit

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Andrea Jones-Sojola — Andrea Jones-Sojola

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David Alan Grier with Nathaniel Stampley — David Alan Grier with Nathaniel Stampley

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Phumzile Sojola and Andrea Jones-Sojola — Phumzile Sojola and Andrea Jones-Sojola

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Sharika Niles — Sharika Niles

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Norm Lewis and Phillip Boykin — Norm Lewis and Phillip Boykin

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Producer Rebecca Gold Milikowsky and director Diane Paulus — Producer Rebecca Gold Milikowsky and director Diane Paulus

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Sumayya Ali and Bryonha Parham — Sumayya Ali and Bryonha Parham

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Carmen Ruby Floyd and guest — Carmen Ruby Floyd and guest

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Alicia Hall Moran and husband jazz artist Jason Moran. — Alicia Hall Moran and husband jazz artist Jason Moran.

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Alicia Hall Moran — Alicia Hall Moran

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Alicia Hall Moran with David Alan Grier — Alicia Hall Moran with David Alan Grier

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Roosevelt Andre Credit, Alicia Hall Moran and David Alan Grier — Roosevelt Andre Credit, Alicia Hall Moran and David Alan Grier

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Audra McDonald, Carmen Ruby Floyd, guest and Nikki Renee Daniels — Audra McDonald, Carmen Ruby Floyd, guest and Nikki Renee Daniels

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Natasha Yvette Williams and Nikki Renee Daniels — Natasha Yvette Williams and Nikki Renee Daniels

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Norm Lewis signs for fans — Norm Lewis signs for fans

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Nikki Renee Daniels, Gavin Gregory and Bryonha Parham — Nikki Renee Daniels, Gavin Gregory and Bryonha Parham

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Nathaniel Stampley and wife — Nathaniel Stampley and wife

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Natasha Yvette Williams, David Alan Grier and Nikki Renee Daniels — Natasha Yvette Williams, David Alan Grier and Nikki Renee Daniels

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Sharika Niles, Nikki Renee Daniels, Bryonha Parham, Will Trice and Natasha Yvette Williams — Sharika Niles, Nikki Renee Daniels, Bryonha Parham, Will Trice and Natasha Yvette Williams

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Natasha Yvette Williams, Trevon Davis, Nikki Renee Daniels and Audra McDonald — Natasha Yvette Williams, Trevon Davis, Nikki Renee Daniels and Audra McDonald

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http://images.playbill.com/photo/p/o/porgnew2.jpg — Lisa Pacino

Trevon Davis, Natasha Yvette Williams, Nikki Renee Daniels, Audra McDonald and Carmen Ruby Floyd — Trevon Davis, Natasha Yvette Williams, Nikki Renee Daniels, Audra McDonald and Carmen Ruby Floyd

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David Alan Grier and guest — David Alan Grier and guest

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Cedric Neal — Cedric Neal

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Paul Masse, Norm Lewis, Gavin Gregory — Paul Masse, Norm Lewis, Gavin Gregory

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Norm signs for fans — Norm signs for fans

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Sharika Niles — Sharika Niles

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Audra McDonald, cast and guests — Audra McDonald, cast and guests

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Cedric Neal and Roosevelt Andre Credit — Cedric Neal and Roosevelt Andre Credit

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Sarita Rachelle and guest Stephanie Lilly — Sarita Rachelle and guest Stephanie Lilly

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Jason Moran and Phillip Boykin — Jason Moran and Phillip Boykin

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Phillip Boykin and David Alan Grier — Phillip Boykin and David Alan Grier

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David Alan Grier — David Alan Grier

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Nikki Renee Daniels — Nikki Renee Daniels

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Michael Cerveris and David Alan Grier — Michael Cerveris and David Alan Grier

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Norm Lewis, Phillip Boykin and David Alan Grier — Norm Lewis, Phillip Boykin and David Alan Grier

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Phillip Boykin and Alicia Hall Moran — Phillip Boykin and Alicia Hall Moran

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Phillip Boykin and Nikki Renee Daniels — Phillip Boykin and Nikki Renee Daniels

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Phillip Boykin, Nikki Renee Daniels and Alicia Hall Moran — Phillip Boykin, Nikki Renee Daniels and Alicia Hall Moran

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Roosevelt Andre Credit — Roosevelt Andre Credit

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Sumayya Ali and her mother — Sumayya Ali and her mother

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Sumayya Ali — Sumayya Ali

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Nathaniel Stampley and wife — Nathaniel Stampley and wife

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The cast also featured Nikki Renee Daniels as Clara, Phillip Boykin as Crown, Bryonha Marie Parham as Serena, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Maria, Cedric Neal as Frazier, J.D. Webster as Mingo, Heather Hill as Lily, Phumzile Sojola as Peter and Nathaniel Stampley as Robbins.

According to the producers, Porgy and Bess "is set in Charleston’s fabled Catfish Row, where the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, and the only one who can rescue her is the crippled but courageous Porgy. Threatened by her formidable former lover Crown, and the seductive enticements of the colorful troublemaker Sporting Life, Porgy and Bess’ relationship evolves into a deep romance that triumphs as one of theater’s most exhilarating love stories."