WEST SIDE STORY Comes To PPAC 4/26-5/1

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Providence. WEST SIDE STORY will perform at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) Tuesday, April 26 through Sunday, May 1. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents's Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

WEST SIDE STORY is a part of PPAC's 2010/2011 Broadway Series and is an INSKIP LEXUS Touring Selection.

Tickets for WEST SIDE STORY are $70 - $43; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Patrons can purchase tickets in person at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org or by calling (401) 421 - ARTS (2787). Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM and through curtain time(s) on performance days.

Discounted admission is available for groups of 20 or more; for more information and to order, please contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org or call (401) 574-3162.

The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY 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."

The Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY began previews at the Palace Theatre on Monday, February 23, 2009 and opened to critical acclaim. David Rooney from Variety said, "This masterwork has been given the revival it deserves . . . Under the knowing direction of Arthur Laurents, the show remains both brilliant and timeless" and Ben Brantley from The New York Times said, "This production is enthralling, electric and taken to a level of pure physical exhilaration. The irresistible score, gloriously rendered here, remains a ravishment, with some of the most gorgeous love songs ever."

WEST SIDE STORY broke box office records on Thursday, March 19, 2009 and recouped its $14 million investment after running only 30 weeks. The musical played 27 previews and 748 regular performances, making it the longest-running production of the groundbreaking musical in Broadway history.

WEST SIDE STORY features scenic designs by James Youmans (Gypsy), costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard (The Farnsworth Invention, The Who's Tommy), lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Gypsy, Jersey Boys), sound design by Tony Award nominee Dan Moses Schreier (Gypsy, A Catered Affair) and hair by Mark Adam Rampmeyer (The Farnsworth Invention).

WEST SIDE STORY is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut.

WEST SIDE STORY is produced by Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller with Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman / Jill Furman Willis, Robyn Goodman / Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller and Broadway Across America.

Visit www.westsidestory.com or www.ppacri.org for more information about WEST SIDE STORY.

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