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Who Played Riff in West Side Story

Riff is a role in West Side Story, a musical that opened Broadway in 1957.

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."

23 actors have played Riff in West Side Story.

View full cast of West Side Story

Performer Production Opened
Broadway West Side Story 1957
Hank Brunjes Broadway West Side Story 1957
Mickey Calin Broadway West Side Story 1957
Thomas Hasson Broadway West Side Story 1957
George Chakiris West End West Side Story 1958
Thomas Hasson US Tour West Side Story 1959
Doug Clarke Broadway West Side Story 1960
Thomas Hasson Broadway West Side Story 1960
James Moore Broadway West Side Story 1964
Avind Harum Broadway West Side Story 1968
Cleve Asbury Broadway West Side Story 1980
James J Mellon Broadway West Side Story 1980
Will Mead Broadway West Side Story 1980
Leo Ash Evens Houston, TX (Regional) West Side Story 2006
Cody Green Broadway West Side Story 2009
Colt Prattes Broadway West Side Story 2009
John Arthur Greene Broadway West Side Story 2009
Michael D. Jablonski Broadway West Side Story 2009
Mike Cannon Broadway West Side Story 2009
Wes Hart Broadway West Side Story 2009
Drew Foster US Tour West Side Story 2010
Joseph J. Simeone US Tour West Side Story 2010
Max Clayton Washington, DC (Regional) West Side Story 2015
Ephraim Sykes Washington, DC (Regional) West Side Story 2018
Dharon E. Jones Broadway West Side Story 2020

Other Roles in West Side Story

Role Production Opened
A-Rab Broadway West Side Story 1957
Action Broadway West Side Story 1957
Anita Broadway West Side Story 1957
Anxious Broadway West Side Story 1957
Anybodys Broadway West Side Story 1957
Baby John Broadway West Side Story 1957
Bernardo Broadway West Side Story 1957
Big Deal Broadway West Side Story 1957
Chino Broadway West Side Story 1957
Clarice Broadway West Side Story 1957
Consuela Broadway West Side Story 1957
Diesel Broadway West Side Story 1957
Doc Broadway West Side Story 1957
Estella Broadway West Side Story 1957
Francisca Broadway West Side Story 1957
Gee-Tar Broadway West Side Story 1957
Gladhand Broadway West Side Story 1957
Graziella Broadway West Side Story 1957
Indio Broadway West Side Story 1957
Juano Broadway West Side Story 1957
Krupke Broadway West Side Story 1957
Luis Broadway West Side Story 1957
Marguerita Broadway West Side Story 1957
Maria Broadway West Side Story 1957
Minnie Broadway West Side Story 1957
Moose Broadway West Side Story 1957
Mouth Piece Broadway West Side Story 1957
Nibbles Broadway West Side Story 1957
Pauline Broadway West Side Story 1957
Pepe Broadway West Side Story 1957
Performer Broadway West Side Story 1957
Riff Broadway West Side Story 1957
Rosalia Broadway West Side Story 1957
Schrank Broadway West Side Story 1957
Shark Broadway West Side Story 1957
Snowboy Broadway West Side Story 1957
Teresita Broadway West Side Story 1957
Tiger Broadway West Side Story 1957
Tony Broadway West Side Story 1957
Toro Broadway West Side Story 1957
Velma Broadway West Side Story 1957

“Riff” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Jerome Robbins' Broadway Broadway 1989

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