West Side Story
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West Side Story Summary
- Show Status: Currently playing at the Broadway Theatre
- Genre: Musical
- West Side Story is 1 hour and 45 minutes long, including an intermission of none
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: December 10, 2019
- Show Opened: February 20, 2020
- Show Closes: Open ended
Musical revival set in the school-of-hard-knocks of the Upper West Side in New York City during the mid-1950s where street gangs battle for turf but don't anticipate that cross gang romance could blossom.
West Side Story on Broadway Background
The original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story, about love within the confines of street gang warfare was a runaway success with a 2 year run and 732 performances. What is remarkable is that the NYC neighborhoods, that were featured in the Broadway show, still existed in NYC when the show officially closed on Broadway in 1959. In some irony, the neighborhoods where the show had been based were then razed to the ground in the 1970's, to make way for the Lincoln Center. The culture of violence that infected the Upper West Side of NYC during those days would be lost to the sands of time. The 1980 Broadway revival of the show saw meager interest, but the 2009 Broadway revival captured similar interest to the original production and a grabbed a handful of Tony Awards to boot as well as strong box office and critical success.
What’s West Side Story Like?
In a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is the story of a blue-collar neighborhood in the Upper West Side in 1950's NYC. The musical chronicles the rival teenage gangs from different ethnic backgrounds who battle for territory. In the classic retelling, the sister of one of the gang leaders falls in love with a member of the rival gang. The story unfolds of the two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks and the dark forces that try to keep the two lovers apart. The show has sophisticated music, extended dance scenes and a focus the social problems of the day.
Is West Side Story Good for Kids?
The show is suitable for children 13 and older.
Theatre Information
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
1,761
Entrance:
53rd Street Between Broadway and 8th Avenue
Theatre Information
West Side Story Marquee
Cast Members
- Maria
- Shereen Pimentel
- Tony
- Isaac Powell
- Anita
- Yesenia Ayala
- Bernardo
- Amar Ramasar
- Riff
- Ben Cook
- Action
- Dharon E Jones
- A-Rab
- Kevin Csolak
- Anybodys
- Zuri Noelle Ford
- Chino
- Jacob Guzman
- Baby John
- Matthew Johnson
- Doc
- Daniel Oreskes
- Glad Hand
- Pippa Pearthree
- Lt Schrank
- Thomas Jay Ryan
- Diesel
- Ahmad Simmons
- Officer Krupke
- Danny Wolohan
Producers
Scott Rudin
Barry Diller
David Geffen
Production Credits
- General Manager
- Wagner Johnson Productions
- Company Manager
- Jessica Fried
- Production Manager
- Full Stage Productions
- Casting Director
- Telsey + Company
- Advertising Representative
- SPOTCo
- Press Agent
- DKC O&M
- Production Stage Manager
- Kevin Bertolacci
Creative Team
- Book Writer
- Arthur Laurents
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Lyricist
- Stephen Sondheim
- Director
- Ivo van Hove
- Choreographer
- Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
- Settings & Lighting
- Jan Versweyveld
- Costumes
- An D'Huys
- Sound
- Tom Gibbons
- Music Supervision & Direction
- Alexander Gemignani
- Video Design
- Luke Halls