WEST SIDE STORY
"There's a place for us, somewhere a place for us."
WEST SIDE STORY More than fifty years ago, a show about New York City changed musical theatre forever. Now, it’s coming home to make history once again. From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents’ book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim – a collection of standards that includes “Tonight,” “America,” “Maria,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere” – is widely regarded as one of the best ever written. And the extraordinary, Tony-winning choreography by Jerome Robbins completely changed the language of Broadway dance.
BROADWAY
FIRST PREVIEW: February 23, 2009
OPENED: March 19, 2009
CLOSED: January 2, 2011
THEATRE: Palace Theatre
MUSIC: Leonard Bernstein
LYRICS: Stephen Sondheim
BOOK: Arthur Laurents
DIRECTOR: Arthur Laurents
TRANSLATIONS: Lin-Manuel Miranda
CHOREOGRAPHY REPRODUCED BY: Joey McKneely
BASED ON A CONCEPTION OF: Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: James Youmans
COSTUME DESIGN: David C. Woolard
LIGHTING DESIGN: Howell Blinkley
SOUND DESIGN: Dan Moses Schreier
HAIR & WIG DESIGN: Mark Adam Rampmeyer
MAKE-UP DESIGN: Angelina Avallone