Photo Flash: Westchester Broadway Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY

Check out photos from Westchester Broadway Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY, April 9th - July 5th, 2015!

West Side Story, possibly the greatest musical ever created, was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The Musical is set on the mean streets of Manhattan, in the upper west side neighborhood of San Juan Hill, during the turbulent fifties. West Side Story tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers from different worlds. When Tony, a Jet, falls for Maria, a Shark, all hell breaks loose. Caught between two warring street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, Tony and Maria attempt to create a life together.
The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater.

Bernstein's score for the musical includes "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That", "One Hand, One Heart", "Gee, Officer Krupke", and "Cool".
Premiering in 1957, starring Mickey Calin as Riff, Larry Kent as Tony, Carol Lawrence as Maria and Chita Rivera as Anita, the musical went on to critical acclaim worldwide. It was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical, but the award went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Jerome Robbins won the Tony for his choreography and Oliver Smith won for his scenic designs. The 1961 film version picked up ten Oscars, plus a special choreography award for Robbins. The soundtrack, by Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, spent 54 weeks at number one in the Billboard chart.

Our last production of West Side Story was in 1998. We are thrilled that we can finally bring this timeless classic back to the WBT stage! Director Barry McNabb, who directed and choreographed that production, returns to take the helm. The assistant Director/Choreographer is Warren Curtis. The fight Director is James Jelkin.
Our production stars; Carly Evans as Maria, Zach Trimmer as Tony, Adam Soniak as Riff, Allison Thomas Lee as Anita, Brandon Contreras as Bernardo, Mike Boland as Doc and Officer Krupke, Xavier Reyes as Chino, Ed Romanoff as Lt. Shrank and Gladhand, and Maggie McGrath as Anybody's.