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Feb. 9, 2012 / 9:20 PM

'Porgy and Bess' extends run on B'way

Actress and singer Audra McDonald arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Actress and singer Audra McDonald arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) | License Photo

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The producers of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" say the Broadway revival's run has been extended through September.

Starring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier, the musical was originally announced as a limited run to end June 24. It will now play until Sept. 30 "due to overwhelming popularity and demand," the producers said in a news release Thursday.

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The show officially opened Jan. 12 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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