West Side Story
Winter Garden Theatre
September 26, 1957 - February 28, 1959
Broadway Theatre
March 2, 1959 - May 10, 1959
Winter Garden Theatre
May 11, 1959 - June 27, 1959
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: September 26, 1957
Closing Night: June 27, 1959
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: Arthur Laurents
When Tony goes to support the Jets at a school dance he meets Maria, the sister of the Shark’s leader, Bernardo, and falls in love. They dream of overcoming their differences, but gang violence makes it impossible for them to live happily ever after.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Something’s Coming……………………………………….Tony
Maria……………………………………………………………..Tony
Tonight………………………………………………..Tony, Maria
America………………………………………Anita, Shark Girls
Cool………………………………………………………….Riff, Jets
One Hand, One Heart…………………………..Tony, Maria
Tonight (Quintet and Chorus)…………………..Company
ACT TWO
I Feel Pretty…………..Maria, Rosalia, Estella, Consuela
Somewhere (Song and Dance)…..Consuela, Company
Gee, Officer Krupke……………….Action, Snowboy, Jets
A Boy Like That……………………………………Anita, Maria
I Have a Love………………………………………..Anita, Maria
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Mickey Calin Riff
Larry Kert Tony
Carol Lawrence Maria
Ken Le Roy Bernardo
Chita Rivera Anita
Art Smith Doc
Lee Becker Anybodys
Grover Dale Snowboy
Arch Johnson Schrank
Tony Mordente A-Rab
Eddie Roll Action
David Winters Baby John
Tommy Abbott Gee-Tar
William Bramley Krupke
Hank Brunjes Diesel
Erne Castaldo Toro
Martin Charnin Big Deal
Marilyn Cooper Rosalia
Wilma Curley Graziella
Carole D’Andrea Velma
Al De Sio Luis
Marilyn D’Honau Clarice
Gene Gavin Anxious
Frank Green Mouth Piece
Reri Grist Consuela
Carmen Gutierrez Teresita
John Harkins Gladhand
Lowell Harris Tiger
Ronnie Lee Nibbles
George Marcy Pepe
Jack Murray Moose
Jay Norman Juano
Julie Oser Pauline
Liane Plane Marguerita
Nanette Rosen Minnie
Lynn Ross Estella
Jamie Sanchez Chino
Noel Schwartz Indio
Elizabeth Taylor Francisca
Swings: Larry Roquemore, Marc Scott
Standby: Stephanie Augustine (Maria), Muriel Bentley (Anita), Marlys Watters (Maria)
Understudies: Grover Dale (Big Deal), Alan Johnson (Shark)