Phyllis Bash
A singer, on Broadway from 1964, when she joined Funny Girl as a replacement in the chorus and an understudy. She created the Strawberry Woman in the Houston Grand Opera Porgy and Bess of 1976, understudying Bess when it moved to Broadway, and is heard on the RCA recording made that year. In 1997 she understudied two parts in Horton Foote's The Young Man from Atlanta.
Creations
- The Strawberry Woman — Porgy and Bess (Houston, 1976)
Written from
- Playbill (n.d.) Porgy and Bess (Broadway, Uris Theatre, 1976). (Accessed: 1 September 2026).
- Playbill (n.d.) Phyllis Bash (Performer). (Accessed: 19 October 2026).
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (n.d.) Porgy and Bess: opera in 3 acts. RCA Red Seal RL02109. Catalogue record. (Accessed: 19 October 2026).