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WEST SIDE STORY - 1994
When Broadway legend Jerome Robbins conceived the idea of making a musical based on Romeo and
Juliet within the context of contemporary New York City gangs, he approached librettist
Arthur Laurents with the idea.
The two then joined forces with musical genius Leonard
Bernstein to create the now-legendary West Side Story. Making his broadway debut, a 27
year old Stephen Sondheim provided the lyrics.
The show had diffucult birth pangs, losing a
producer along the way, but when it opened at New York's Winter Garden Theatre on
September 26, 1957, it changed the face of musical theatre forever. The next stop was to
head west to make the film version.
West Side Story was first performed on Broadway Sep 26th 1957 and ran for 732 performances.
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| Jets |
Tony Bryant, Simon Long, Brian Sweatman, Dave Harkness, Peter Croucher, Steven Williams, Mike Barnes, Steve Reading, Duncan Church, Mark Tench |
| Jets' Girls |
Sara Harkness, Chris Ryan, Peta Taylor, Heather Stoddart, Jenni Coupe, Julie Williams, Julia Brown, Andrea Fallon, Karen Fisher, Kate Langrish |
| Sharks |
Alan Jenkins, Gary Wilson, Simon Mewett, Carl Baynham, Lee Stoddart, Gary Townley, Danny Jones, James Stevenson, Alan Smith |
| Sharks' Girls |
Jane Newell, Carole Stallard, Hayley Smither, Julia Bryant, Deborah Crowe, Pat Pring, Jayne Bushnell, Anna-Marie Chapman, Catherine Ferguson, Katryna Townley. |
| The Adults |
John Haig, Gary Moore, Barry Tester, Tony Collins |
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| Producer & Choreographer |
Audrey Pring |
| Musical Director |
Alan Pring |
| Official Accompanist |
Jean Porter |
| Assistants to Producer |
Sara Harkness, Tony Doye |
| Stage Manager |
Colin D Justice |
| Deputy Stage Manager |
Ron Lewis |
| Assistant Stage Managers |
Mike Williams, Frank Watson |
| Stage Crew |
Brian Bayford, Peter Gardner, David Gwynne, Cliff Jones, Paul Hollingbery, Richard Pillans, Fraser Richardson, Marc Scott, Colin Watts |
| Head Flyman |
André D' St Croix |
| Fly Crew |
John Dunston, Kate Evans, Norman Price, Mark Wilson |
| Lines Operators |
Mandi & Helen |
| Sound |
Mitchell Sound (Steve & Kathy Oldfield) |
| Lighting Design |
Colin D Justice, Ian & Theresa Pratt |
| Property Mistress |
Sheila Justice |
| Property Assistants |
Yvonne Jenkins, Margaret McIntyre, Andrew Oakley, Rachel O'Donovan, Valerie Simpson |
| Wardrobe Co-ordinator |
Maureen Francis, Betty Smith |
| Wardrobe Team |
Anne Snazel, June Jones, Shirley Weeks, Queenie Walker |
| Wigs and Make-up |
Christine Wenzel |
| Wigs and Make-up Assistant |
Elaine Sinclair |
| Publicity |
Sara Allen, Steven Hearn |
| Front of House Photographs |
Ivan Saunders |
| Programme Design & Production |
Steven Hearn, Sara Allen, Clare Wallace |
| Cover Design |
Guy Smither |
| Ticket Controller |
Anita Waterhouse |
| Ticket Assistants |
Joan Budd, Pat Wallace, Linda Smither |
| Stunt Arranger |
Chris Gainey |
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