West Side Story

West Side Story

Based on a conception of Jerome Robbins

Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens
"WEST SIDE STORY" is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019

A Masters Workshop Production

Directed by: Rosemarie Gerould

[Workshop] [Musical]

February 20, 21, 27, 28, 1998

Curtain Time 7:30pm


This full scale production of the classic Broadway musical West Side Story is performed by the young people, ages 10 through 19 in our Master Youth Musical Theatre Workshop.

West Side Story is a modern-day version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It is a musical tale of street-wise kids, rumbles, teen-age love and ethnic tensions. The story takes place on the streets of Manhattan in the late 1950's. Bitter tensions between two gangs, the "Americanized" Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks, boil over when Maria, the sister of Bernardo, who is the leader of the Sharks, falls in love with Tony, who is the co-founder of the Jets.

Many of the musical numbers written for this play have become favorites. "Tonight", "Somewhere", "Maria", and "I Feel Pretty" are just a few of the songs that audiences will recognize as our talented young performers sing, dance and act in this American musical classic!


The Cast

Brian WaneeDavid HolmesJordan BrownJared BemrichJustin BrownMitchell S. LewisJacob KellerJon PinneyBryan TomIngrid MontagueKristyn HamMichelle SagerKarissa BlucherKeri NewtonTara HenryDenver VaughnMatt McKelliganAmy ColesPheonix VaughnIan NittaAaron RogersLarry LaskyKevin LongRyan AdamsKristen HeitmanAmanda WestSandra DegiveKaty GrunderIvie HasegawaKimi YuenSamantha EllinwoodJustine BergerK. Anders FischlPeter VandewalkerKatie MiddletonJoel EllinwoodRosemarie GerouldJennifer VaughnStephen Hatcher
The Jets
Riff (The Leader) ...............
Tony (His Friend) ...............
Action ...............
A-rab ...............
Baby John ...............
Snow Boy ...............
Big Deal ...............
Diesel ...............
Gee-Tar ...............
Their Girls
Graziella ...............
Velma ...............
Minnie ...............
Clarice ...............
Pauline ...............
Everybodies ...............
Nobodies ...............
The Sharks
Bernardo (The Leader) ...............
Maria (His Sister) ...............
Anita (His Girl) ...............
Chino (His Friend) ...............
Pepe ...............
Luis ...............
Anxious ...............
Nibbles ...............
Their Girls
Rosalia ...............
Consuelo ...............
Teresita ...............
Francisca ...............
Dsstella ...............
Louisa ...............
Margarita ...............
Angelica ...............
The Adults
Schrank ...............
Doc / Shark ...............
Glad Hand / Jet Girl ...............
Krupke ...............
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Director ...............
Musical Director ...............
Choreographer ...............



The Cast of "West Side Story" rehearse for the coming show

A Special "Thank You" To...

The Set