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Who Played A-Rab in West Side Story

A-Rab is a role in West Side Story, a musical that opened Broadway in 1960.

More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it's back, and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time. Tony® Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’s Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. WEST SIDE STORY remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY recently won the 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere."

20 actors have played A-Rab in West Side Story.

View full cast of West Side Story

Performer Production Opened
Al De Sio Broadway West Side Story 1957
Alan Johnson Broadway West Side Story 1957
Barry Burns Broadway West Side Story 1957
Ed Kressley Broadway West Side Story 1957
Tommy Abbott Broadway West Side Story 1957
Tony Mordente Broadway West Side Story 1957
Tony Mordente West End West Side Story 1958
Al De Sio US Tour West Side Story 1959
Alan Johnson US Tour West Side Story 1959
Alan Johnson Broadway West Side Story 1960
Barry Burns Broadway West Side Story 1960
Mark Jude Sheil Broadway West Side Story 1964
Robert LuPone Broadway West Side Story 1968
Mark Fotopoulos Broadway West Side Story 1980
Todd Lester Broadway West Side Story 1980
Jye Frasca West End West Side Story 1998
DJ Chase Houston, TX (Regional) West Side Story 2006
Brendon Stimson Broadway West Side Story 2009
Chase Madigan Broadway West Side Story 2009
Kyle Coffman Broadway West Side Story 2009
Sam Rogers Broadway West Side Story 2009
Clay Thomson US Tour West Side Story 2010
Ryan Christopher Chotto US Tour West Side Story 2010
Ryan Kanfer Washington, DC (Regional) West Side Story 2015
Kevin Csolak Broadway West Side Story 2020

Other Roles in West Side Story

Role Production Opened
A-Rab Broadway West Side Story 1960
Action Broadway West Side Story 1960
Anita Broadway West Side Story 1960
Anxious Broadway West Side Story 1960
Anybodys Broadway West Side Story 1960
Baby John Broadway West Side Story 1960
Bernardo Broadway West Side Story 1960
Big Deal Broadway West Side Story 1960
Burro Broadway West Side Story 1960
Chino Broadway West Side Story 1960
Clarice Broadway West Side Story 1960
Consuela Broadway West Side Story 1960
Diesel Broadway West Side Story 1960
Doc Broadway West Side Story 1960
Francisca Broadway West Side Story 1960
Gee-Tar Broadway West Side Story 1960
Gladhand Broadway West Side Story 1960
Graziella Broadway West Side Story 1960
Indio Broadway West Side Story 1960
Krupke Broadway West Side Story 1960
Luis Broadway West Side Story 1960
Marguerita Broadway West Side Story 1960
Maria Broadway West Side Story 1960
Minnie Broadway West Side Story 1960
Moose Broadway West Side Story 1960
Mouth Piece Broadway West Side Story 1960
Nibbles Broadway West Side Story 1960
Pauline Broadway West Side Story 1960
Pepe Broadway West Side Story 1960
Riff Broadway West Side Story 1960
Rosalia Broadway West Side Story 1960
Schrank Broadway West Side Story 1960
Snowboy Broadway West Side Story 1960
Teresita Broadway West Side Story 1960
Tiger Broadway West Side Story 1960
Tony Broadway West Side Story 1960
Toro Broadway West Side Story 1960
Velma Broadway West Side Story 1960

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