Friday, March 31, 2017

THE MEDIA THEATRE HAS 'WEST SIDE STORY' APRIL 19-JUNE 11

The Media Theatre has the legendary musical “West Side Story” April 19 through June 11. With a book by Arthur Laurents and a sweeping score from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, the musical is often referred to as one of the all-time greats in the Broadway canon.




 “West Side Story” transports Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to New York City in the 1950’s. The story takes place on the west side of Manhattan at a time when many Puerto Ricans moved to NYC. Two young lovers, Tony and Maria, find themselves in the middle of street gangs at war—the Jets and the Sharks. The musical captures the essence of struggling to survive amidst violence and prejudice which is one the main reasons it has remained relevant to this day after premiering on Broadway in 1957.

“West Side Story” highlights youthful performers with energetic choreography and songs such as “Tonight”, “Maria”, “Somewhere”, and “America”.

At The Media Theatre, “West Side Story” is directed and choreographed by Dann Dunn, with Jennie Eisenhower as Associate Director. Christopher Ertelt is the music director. GET TICKETS HERE

The cast for “West Side Story”:
GRANT STRUBLE is TONY


Tony……..Grant Stuble
Maria……..Patti Lee Meringo
Anita………Victoria Mayo

The Jets:
Riff.................Zachary Chiero
Diesel............Dallas Padoven
Big Deal........Neal Buckley
Snowboy.......Niklaus Miller
A-Rab............Ryan Lauer
Action............Ronnie Keller
Baby John.....Steve Fala
Anybodys......Emily Kaye Lynn
Velma.............Rachel Beiswenger
Graziella........Marissa Wolner
Minnie............Erika Wasko
Pauline..........Cara Treacy


The Sharks:
Bernardo.......Avery Sobczak
Chino.............Dante Brattelli
Pepe..............Aaron Bell
Indio..............Brandon Alberto
Luis................JD Triolo
Anxious.........Samuel Damare
Consuela.......Mary Guarneri
Francisca......Kendyll Young
Margarita......Brittany Monachino
Rosalia.........Marissa Barnathan
Clarita...........Veronica Garrubbo

Adults:
Doc...............P.Brendan Mulvey
Glad Hand....Roger Ricker
Krupke..........Henry O' Neill
Lt. Shrank.....Tim Woodward




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