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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  Adults $16 Students & Seniors $13 Box Office (219) 548-9137 MEMORIAL THEATRE COMPANY BACK TO COMPLETE SHOW LIST |
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