Minskoff Theatre, (2/14/1980 - 11/30/1980)

Category: Musical, Drama, Revival, Broadway
Description: A musical in two acts and fifteen scenes
Setting: The West Side of New York City during the last days of Summer. 1957.

Opening Night Production Credits [see more]

Theatre Owned / Operated by Minskoff Organization and James M. Nederlander

Produced by Gladys Rackmil, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and James M. Nederlander; Produced in association with Zev Bufman; Associate Producer: Allan Tessler, Steven Jacobson and Stewart F. Lane

Book by Arthur Laurents; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Musical Director: John DeMain and Donald Jennings; Music orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal; Assistant Musical Dir.: Jim Stenborg

Conceived by Jerome Robbins; Directed by Jerome Robbins; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins; Book Co-Directed by Gerald Freedman; Co - Choreographer: Peter Gennaro

Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Lighting Executed by Nananne Porcher

Executive Producer: Ruth Mitchell; General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Michael Lonergan

Production Stage Manager: Patrick Horrigan; Stage Manager: Brenna Krupa; Assistant Stage Mgr: Arlene Grayson; Scenery Executed by Theatre Techniques, Inc.

Music Contractor: Paul Gemignani

Choreography reproduced with the assistance of Tom Abbott and Lee Becker Theodore; General Press Representative: Hunt / Pucci Associates; Casting: T.N.I. Casting, Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Dance Captain: Richard Caceres; Costumes Executed by Barbara Matera Ltd.; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne and Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Photographer: Roger Greenawalt and Martha Swope

Debbie Allen	Anita Bernardo's Girl
Jossie de Guzman	Maria Bernardo's Sister
Ken Marshall	Tony Riff's Friend
Cleve Asbury	Snowboy A Jet
Brent Barrett	Diesel A Jet
John Bentley	Krupke One of the Adults
Harolyn Blackwell	Francisca One of the Sharks' Girls
Stephen Bogardus	Mouth Piece A Jet
Yamil Borges	Rosalia One of the Sharks' Girls
Mark Bove	Action A Jet
Nancy Louise Chismar	Pauline One of the Jets' Girls
Ray Contreras	Chino Bernardo's Friend
Marlène Danielle	Estella One of the Sharks' Girls
Gary-Michael Davies	Moose A Shark
Michael De Lorenzo	Anxious A Shark
Mark Fotopoulos	Tiger A Jet
Michael Franks	Juano A Shark
Charlene Gehm	Clarice One of the Jets' Girls
Heather Lea Gerdes	Velma One of the Jets' Girls
Arch Johnson	Schrank One of the Adults
Reed Jones	Big Deal A Jet
Brian Kaman	Baby John A Jet
Amy Lester	Marguerita One of the Sharks' Girls
Todd Lester	A-Rab A Jet
James J. Mellon	Riff The Leader, The Jets
Héctor Jaime Mercado	Bernardo The Leader, The Sharks
Georganna Mills	Graziella One of the Jets' Girls
Mark Morales	Toro A Shark
Michael Rivera	Pepe A Shark
Adrian Rosario	Luis A Shark
Willie Rosario	Nibbles A Shark
Sammy Smith	Doc One of the Adults
Nancy Ticotin	Consuela One of the Sharks' Girls
Darryl Tribble	Indio A Shark
Jake Turner	Gladhand One of the Adults
Frankie Wade	Minnie One of the Jets' Girls
G. Russell Weilandich	Gee-Tar A Jet
Missy Whitchurch	Anybodys A Jet
Stephanie E. Williams	Teresita One of the Sharks' Girls

Swings: Nancy Butchko, Richard Caceres, Tim O'Keefe.

Standby: Will Mead (Action, Riff).

Understudies: Cleve Asbury (Big Deal, Riff), John Bentley (Doc, Schrank), Harolyn Blackwell (Maria), Stephen Bogardus (Tony), Richard Caceres (Snowboy), Nancy Louise Chismar (Anybodys), Marlène Danielle (Anita, Rosalia), Mark Fotopoulos (A-Rab), Reed Jones (Action, Gladhand), Mark Morales (Chino), Tim O'Keefe (Baby John, Mouth Piece, Snowboy), Michael Rivera (Bernardo), Jake Turner (Krupke), Frankie Wade (Graziella), Chris Wheeler (Maria).