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West Side Story
a musical
October 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 2007
Book written by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim


Directed by
Kurt Gillins
Choreographed by Dana Kurzawinski


The story explores the enmity between two rival gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and is based loosely on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The innocent young protagonist, Anton "Tony", who belongs to an established local gang (the Jets), falls in love with Maria, the sister of the leader of the rival gang (the Sharks).

The dark theme, sophisticated music, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater, which had leaned previously toward light themes. West Side Story is produced frequently by local theaters and, occasionally, by classical opera companies.

Bernstein's score for the musical has been extremely popular. Some of the songs include "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Gee, Officer Krupke", "I Feel Pretty", "One Hand, One Heart", and "Cool".

 



Friday, October 5, 8pm
Saturday, October 6, 8pm
Sunday, October 7, 2pm
Friday, October 12, 8pm
Saturday, October 13, 8pm
Sunday, October 14, 2pm
Friday, October 19, 8pm
Saturday, October 20, 8pm
Sunday, October 21, 2pm



Tony.........Jared Swift
Maria........Kyrie Anderson

The Jets:
Riff.................Josh Frigo
Action..............Brendan Scannell
Baby John..........Nick Thomas
Snowboy...........Nathan Wilusz
Big Deal............Michael Adams
Diesel..............Adam Brandner
Graziella...........Jenna Rose Underwood
Velma..............Katie Solina
Minnie.............Beth Guzzo
Clarice.............Kylie Schreiber
Anybodys..........Carly Blane
 
The Sharks:
Bernardo..........Troy Yeager
Chino..............Taylor Zakhar
Pepe...............Luke Morris
Indio...............Ryan Morris
Anxious...........Andrew Wolverton
Moose.............Chris Ramirez
Anita..............Viviana Gonzalez
Rosalia............Allison Hasseloff
Consuelo..........Allison Rowland
Teresita...........Mary DeBoer
Francisca..........Maria Nicole Zakhar
Estella.............Jenna Murray

Krupke............Tom Knoerzer
Glad Hand.......Andrea Bertsch

 


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Students & Seniors $13

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