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West Side Story | |||
| Book | Arthur Laurents | ||
| Composer | Leonard Bernstein | ||
| Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| Director | Jerome Robbins | ||
| Choreographer | Jerome Robbins with Peter Gennaro | ||
| Cast | The Jets:
Mickey Calin (Riff), Larry Kert (Tony), Eddie Roll (Action), Tony Mordente (A-Rab), David Winters (Baby John), Grover Dale (Snowboy), Martin Charnin (Big Deal), Hank Brunjes (Diesel), Tommy Abbott (Gee-Tar), Frank Green (Mouth Piece), Lowell Harris (Tiger), Wilma Curley (Graziella), Carole D′Andrea (Velma), Nanette Rosen (Minnie), Marilyn D′Honau (Clarice), Julie Oser (Pauline), Lee Becker (Anybodys). The Sharks: Ken LeRoy (Bernardo), Carol Lawrence (Maria), Chita Rivera (Anita), Jamie Sanchez (Chino), George Marcy (Pepe), Noel Schwartz (Indio), Al De Sio (Luis), Gene Gavin (Anxious), Ronnie Lee (Nibbles), Jay Norman (Juano), Erne Castaldo (Toro), Jack Murry (Moose), Marilyn Cooper (Rosalia), Reri Grist (Consuelo), Carmen Guiterrez (Teresita), Elizabeth Taylor (Francisca), Lynn Ross (Estella), Liane Plane (Marguerita). The Adults: Art Smith (Doc), Arch Johnson (Schrank), William Bramley (Krupke), John Harkins (Gladhand) | ||
| Scenery | Oliver Smith | ||
| Costumes | Irene Sharaff | ||
| Genre | MUSICALS | ||
| Premiere | September 26, 1957, Winter Garden Theatre; New York City | ||
| Notes | Entire production conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. | ||
West Side Story | |||
| Book | Arthur Laurents, Ernest Lehman | ||
| Composer | Leonard Bernstein | ||
| Director | Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | ||
| Leads | Natalie Wood (Maria)
Richard Beymer (Tony) Russ Tamblyn (Riff ) Rita Moreno (Anita) George Chakiris (Bernardo) | ||
| Scenery | Victor Gangelin | ||
| Costumes | Irene Sharaff | ||
| Genre | MOTION PICTURES | ||
| Premiere | December 13, 1961, Los Angeles (New York premiere: October 18, 1961 | ||
| Notes | 1960; Co-directed and choreographed | ||
West Side Story Suite | |||
| Composer | Leonard Bernstein | ||
| Music | Prologue, Something′s Coming, Dance at the Gym, Cool, America, Rumble, Somwhere Ballet | ||
| Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim | ||
| Choreographer | with Peter Gennaro | ||
| Dancers | Robert LaFosse (Tony); Elena Diner (Maria); Jock Soto (Bernardo); Nancy Ticotin (Anita); Nikolaj Hubbe (Riff); Natalie Toro (Rosalia) | ||
| Scenery | Oliver Smith | ||
| Costumes | Irene Sharaff | ||
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | ||
| Genre | BALLET | ||
| Premiere | May 18, 1995, New York State Theater, New York City Ballet | ||
| Casting Reqs | 41 Dancers: Tony, Riff, Bernardo, Anita, Maria, Rosalia; 9 Jet boys, 10 Jet girls; 8 Shark boys, 8 Shark girls | ||
| Requirements | 5 Singers in pit (1 on stage for Something′s Coming, possibly 11 on stage for America and Cool if dancer can′t sing) | ||
| Running Time | 36′ | ||
| Notes | "West Side Story", set in 1957, is based on Shakespeare′s "Romeo & Juliet". The musical opened on September 26 of that year and the movie followed in 1960. Mr. Robbins extracted a sequence of dances from "West Side Story" to make this Suite. | ||
Wish You Were Here | ||
| Book | Arthur Kober & Joshua Logan | |
| Composer | Harold Rome | |
| Lyrics | Harold Rome | |
| Director | Joshua Logan | |
| Choreographer | Joshua Logan | |
| Scenery | Jo Mielziner | |
| Costumes | Robert Mackintosh | |
| Genre | SHOWS DOCTORED | |
| Premiere | June 25, 1952, Imperial Theatre; New York City | |
Wonderful Town | ||
| Book | Joseph Fields & Jerome Chodorov | |
| Composer | Leonard Bernstein | |
| Lyrics | Betty Comden & Adolph Green | |
| Director | George Abbott | |
| Choreographer | Donald Saddler | |
| Leads | Rosalind Russell (Ruth Sherwood)
Edith Adams (Eileen Sherwood) Cris Alexander (Frank Lippencott) Jordan Bentley (Wreck) | |
| Scenery | Raoul Pene Du Bois | |
| Costumes | Raoul Pene Du Bois | |
| Genre | SHOWS DOCTORED | |
| Premiere | February 25, 1953, Winter Garden Theatre; New York City | |