WEST SIDE STORY Comes to The Morris Performing Arts Center, 5/9-10

WEST SIDE STORY plays at The Morris Performing Arts Center May 9-10, 2014 as part of the 2013-14 Broadway in South Bend Series presented by Broadway Theatre League. Tony® Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is 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).

Tickets for WEST SIDE STORY are on sale now and start at $33. Tickets are available online at theaterleague.com &morriscenter.org, by visiting The Morris Center box office, 211 N. Michigan Street, Hammes Bookstore/Eddy Street Commons, O'Brien Recreation Center and Super Sounds/TG Music in Goshen or by calling 574.235.9190. Groups of 10 or more call 1.866.31.GROUP.

WEST SIDE STORY tells the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to rise above the hatred and intolerance that surrounds them. WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. 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 Associated Press says WEST SIDE STORY "remains Broadway's best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout." Variety says, "The true stars of WEST SIDE STORY are Jerome Robbins' graceful, endlessly expressive choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score, which still sounds bracingly modern a half-century after it was first heard. The music is a primal force."

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 features scenic designs by James Youmans, costumes by Tony Award® nominee David C. Woolard, lighting by Tony Award® winner Howell Binkley and sound design by Peter McBoyle.

Performance Schedule for WEST SIDE STORY at The Morris Performing Arts Center:

Friday, May 9 @ 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 @ 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

WEST SIDE STORY plays at The Morris Performing Arts Center May 9-10, 2014. Tickets are on sale now, start at $33, and are available online at theaterleague.com & morriscenter.org, by visiting The Morris Center box office, 211 N. Michigan Street, Hammes Bookstore/Eddy Street Commons, O'Brien Recreation Center and Super Sounds/TG Music in Goshen or by calling 574.235.9190. Groups of 10 or more call 1.866.31.GROUP. Military members receive a 50% discount throughout the theater and students receive a 50% discount on all balcony seating (excludes Saturday Evening Performance and Gallery).

Please Note: Theaterleague.com, morriscenter.org, The Morris Performing Arts Center box office, Hammes Bookstore/Eddy Street Commons, O'Brien Recreation Center and Super Sounds/TG Music in Goshen are the only official sources for tickets to WEST SIDE STORY and all of the shows in the 2013-2014 Broadway Series. If you purchase tickets through another source, you may pay over-inflated prices and your tickets will not be guaranteed.