When George Gershwin heard her sing, he cast her in the major role of Serena in his new opera, Porgy and Bess.

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Her revivals of both "Hair" and "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" have not only gone to Broadway but have won Tonys for best revival of a musical.

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Three actors of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" -- Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier -- earned nominations, though only McDonald (who also is on ABC's "Private Practice") grabbed an award for best performance by a leading actress in a play.

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Ms. AUSTIN: We have a "Porgy and Bess Medley" and I decided in the medley that I would do most of the guy's parts because most of the women's songs in "Porgy and Bess" are about, Lord, don't leave me, oh, my life is horrible.

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Not only did they add both English and Spanish lyrics to what had been an instrumental, but they also combined Viva Tirado with elements of both Frankie Valli's hit ballad, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, and Summertime, the classic number from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.

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Other investors include John Thompson, former CEO of Symantec and Microsoft board member, and Lane Bess, former CEO of Palo Alto Networks.

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Like Bess and Tucker, 27-year-old Stephen Castner's unit was re-tasked.

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The group includes Dealbreaker's widely followed Bess Levin and Daily Intel's Jessica Pressler.

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In her first encounters with Porgy, Bess clearly recognizes, and tries to hide from, the need in his eyes.

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If your levels are normal, taking 2, 000 IU every other day or every third day would be fine, according to Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes, senior scientist and director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University.

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Mr. BESS: They see life as a struggle between good and evil, and evil must be defeated at all costs.

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When, in the second part of the show, Bess joins a row of Catfish ladies in a dance, we see not a reformed Bess suddenly dancing but a Bess who is learning to dance in a new way, and learning to like it.

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