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Libretto:
Stephen Sondheim, based on the book by Arthur Laurents, after Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Premiere:
Broadway, 1957

Conductor:
Rob Fisher

Stage Director/Choreographer:
Joshua Bergasse

Set & Costume Designer:
C. David Higgins

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West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein April 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8pm

Sharks vs. Jets!

Set in New York City in the mid-1950s
All the bitterness, hatred, and turbulence in the lives of young people of Manhattan’s West Side streets are uncovered in only two days. Tensions boil when Tony, who belongs to the Anglo gang, the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks. Despite all the ugliness, there are also flashes of beauty, love, and hope. Featuring the dynamic original Jerome Robbins choreography and some of the most popular music of all time.

Sung in English with English supertitles

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