Photo Flash: First Look at Signature's WEST SIDE STORY, Starring Natascia Diaz, MaryJoanna Grisso & More!
By: Tyler Peterson Dec. 17, 2015
Just in time for the holidays Signature Theatre wil bring a classic to the stage. WEST SIDE STORY, considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time, opened at the MAX Theatre on December 8. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!
The production stars MaryJoanna Grisso (WEST SIDE STORY, US National Tour) as Maria, Austin Colby(Signature's Simply Sondheim, Sound of Music, US National Tour) as Tony, Sean Ewing (Broadway's WEST SIDE STORY, Amazing Grace) as Bernardo and Max Clayton (Broadway's On the Town, Gigi) as Riff. Helen Hayes Award winnerNatascia Diaz (Signature's The Threepenny Opera, St. Louis MUNY's WEST SIDE STORY) returns to the role of Anita. Diaz was previously heralded as "a worthy successor to Chita Rivera" by the Los Angeles Times.
Two star-crossed lovers find themselves wrenched between two rival gangs in New York City's Upper West Side in this musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Featuring an iconic score by Leonard BernsteinandStephen Sondheim that includes "America," "Maria," "Somewhere," "I Feel Pretty" and "Tonight," WEST SIDE STORY will also mark the 25th production of a Stephen Sondheim musical in Signature Theatre's history.
For tickets and more information, visit www.sigtheatre.org.
Photo Credit: Christopher Mueller
Jennifer Cordiner and Max Clayton
MaryJoanna Grisso and Austin Colby
Austin Colby
MaryJoanna Grisso and Austin Colby
Austin Colby
Zachary Norton, Michael Graceffa, Sean Ewing, Eric Rivas, and Ryan Sellers
Jasmine Alexis, Zachary Norton, Ilda Mason, Michael Graceffa, Natascia Diaz, Sean Ewing, Katie Mariko Murray, Eric Rivas, Olivia Ashley Reed, and Ryan Sellers
Cast
Michael Graceffa, Ilda Mason, Natascia Diaz, Katie Mariko Murray, and Olivia Ashley Reed
J. Morgan White, Joseph Tudor, Tony Neidenbach, Ryan Fitzgerald, Kurt Boehm and Ryan Kanfer
J. Morgan White, Joseph Tudor, Ryan Fitzgerald , Ryan Kanfer, and Kurt Boehm
MaryJoanna Grisso
John Leslie Wolfe
Kurt Boehm, Tony Neidenbach, Ryan Kanfer, J. Morgan White, Max Clayton, Joseph Tudor, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Sean Ewing
Ryan Sellers and Ryan Fitzgerald
Max Clayton
Bobby Smith
MaryJoanna Grisso and Natascia Diaz
Zachary Norton and Jamie Howes
MaryJoanna Grisso and Austin Colby
J. Morgan White, Colleen Hayes, Tony Neidenbach, Max Clayton, Ryan Fitzgerald, Shawna Walker, and Ryan Kanfer
Kurt Boehm, Colleen Hayes, J. Morgan White, Max Clayton, Ryan Fitzgerald, Ryan Kanfer, Shawna Walker, and Maria Rizzo
Max Clayton with Jennifer Cordiner, J. Morgan White, Shawna Walker, and Joseph Tudor
Jasmine Alexis, Olivia Ashley Reed, Natascia Diaz, and Ilda Mason
Natascia Diaz and Sean Ewing
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