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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 West End in 1958.

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 West End West Side Story 1958
Action West End West Side Story 1958
Anita West End West Side Story 1958
Anxious West End West Side Story 1958
Anybodys West End West Side Story 1958
Baby John West End West Side Story 1958
Bernardo West End West Side Story 1958
Big Deal West End West Side Story 1958
Chino West End West Side Story 1958
Clarice West End West Side Story 1958
Diesel West End West Side Story 1958
Doc West End West Side Story 1958
Estella West End West Side Story 1958
Francisca West End West Side Story 1958
Gee-Tar West End West Side Story 1958
Glad Hand West End West Side Story 1958
Graziella West End West Side Story 1958
Indio West End West Side Story 1958
Juano West End West Side Story 1958
Krupke West End West Side Story 1958
Luis West End West Side Story 1958
Marguerita West End West Side Story 1958
Maria West End West Side Story 1958
Minnie West End West Side Story 1958
Mouthpiece West End West Side Story 1958
Nibbles West End West Side Story 1958
Pepe West End West Side Story 1958
Riff West End West Side Story 1958
Rosalia West End West Side Story 1958
Schrank West End West Side Story 1958
Snowboy West End West Side Story 1958
Teresita West End West Side Story 1958
Tony West End West Side Story 1958
Velma West End West Side Story 1958

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