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West Side Story

(Original Broadway Production, 1957)

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Production Information
Opening:September 26, 1957
Closing:June 27, 1959
# Performances:732
Theatres:Winter Garden Theatre
(5/11/1959 - 6/27/1959)
Winter Garden Theatre
(5/11/1959 - 6/27/1959)
Broadway Theatre
(3/2/1959 - 5/10/1959)
Broadway Theatre
(3/2/1959 - 5/10/1959)
Winter Garden Theatre
(9/26/1957 - 2/28/1959)
Winter Garden Theatre
(9/26/1957 - 2/28/1959)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Leonard Bernstein
....
Orchestrator
Peter Gennaro
....
Choreographer
(Co-Choreographer)
Max Goberman
....
Musical Director
Sound Associates, Inc.
....
Sound Designer
Irwin Kostal
....
Orchestrator
(Co- Orchestrator)
Sid Ramin
....
Orchestrator
(Co- Orchestrator)
Jerome Robbins
....
Choreographer
....
Director
Jean Rosenthal
....
Lighting Designer
Irene Sharaff
....
Costume Designer
Oliver Smith
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Scenic Designer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Tommy Abbott
....
Gee-Tar
(A Jet)
Stephanie Augustine
....
Maria (Standby)
Lee Becker
....
Anybodys
....
Anybodys
....
Anybodys
Muriel Bentley
....
Anita (Standby)
William Bramley
....
Krupke
(One of the Adults)
Hank Brunjes
....
Diesel
(A Jet)
....
Riff (Understudy)
Mickey Calin
....
Riff
(The Leader, The Jets)
Erne Castaldo
....
Toro
(A Shark)
....
Chino (Understudy)
Martin Charnin
....
Big Deal
(A Jet)
....
Snowboy (Understudy)
Marilyn Cooper
....
Rosalia
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
....
Consuela (Understudy)
Wilma Curley
....
Graziella
(One of the Jets' Girls)
Carole D'Andrea
....
Velma
(One of the Jets' Girls)
....
Anybodys (Understudy)
Marilyn D'Honau
....
Clarice
(One of the Jets' Girls)
Grover Dale
....
Snowboy
(A Jet)
....
Big Deal (Understudy)
Gene Gavin
....
Anxious
(A Shark)
Frank Green
....
Mouthpiece
....
Mouth Piece
(A Jet)
....
Tony (Understudy)
Reri Grist
....
Consuelo
....
Consuela
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
....
Rosalia (Understudy)
Carmen Gutierrez
....
Teresita
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
John Harkins
....
Glad Hand
....
Gladhand
(One of the Adults)
....
Doc (Understudy)
....
Schrank (Understudy)
Lowell Harris
....
Tiger
(A Jet)
Alan Johnson
....
Shark (Understudy)
Arch Johnson
....
Schrank
....
Schrank
(One of the Adults)
....
Schrank
(One of the Adults)
Larry Kert
....
Tony
....
Tony
(Riff's Friend)
....
Tony
(Riff's Friend)
Carol Lawrence
....
Maria
....
Maria
(Bernardo's Sister)
....
Maria
(Bernardo's Sister)
Ronnie Lee
....
Nibbles
(A Shark)
Ken Leroy
....
Bernardo
George Marcy
....
Pepe
(A Shark)
....
Bernardo (Understudy)
Tony Mordente
....
A-Rab
(A Jet)
Jack Murray
....
Moose
....
Moose
(A Shark)
....
Krupke (Understudy)
Jay Norman
....
Juano
(A Shark)
Julie Oser
....
Pauline
(One of the Jets' Girls)
Liane Plane
....
Marguerita
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
....
Anita (Understudy)
Chita Rivera
....
Anita
(Bernardo's Girl)
Eddie Roll
....
Action
(A Jet)
Larry Roquemore
....
Performer (Swing)
Nanette Rosen
....
Minnie
(One of the Jets' Girls)
Lynn Ross
....
Estella
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
....
Consuela (Understudy)
Ken Le Roy
....
Bernardo
(The Leader, The Sharks)
Jamie Sanchez
....
Chino
(Bernardo's Friend)
Noel Schwartz
....
Indio
(A Shark)
....
Action (Understudy)
Marc Scott
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Performer (Swing)
Al De Sio
....
Luis
(A Shark)
....
A-Rab (Understudy)
....
Baby John (Understudy)
Art Smith
....
Doc
(One of the Adults)
Elizabeth Taylor
....
Francisca
(One of the Sharks' Girls)
Elizabeth Taylor (ii)
....
Francisca
Marlys Watters
....
Maria (Standby)
David Winter
....
Baby John
David Winters
....
Baby John
(A Jet)
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