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Come see me in:
Diablo Light Opera Company's
West Side Story
directed by Grant Rosen
at Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts
in Walnut Creek
Hofmann Theater
April 1st (no joke!)-May8th
Thurs, Fri, Sat- 8PM
Sat, Sun- 2PM
To order tickets go to:
www.dlrca.org and click "Order tickets online" or
call
925-943-SHOW
About the Show:
When Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur
Laurents originally conceived the idea of writing a
musical version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet, they planned to call it East Side Story and
center it around a star-crossed romance between
Jewish
boy and an Italian Catholic girl. Because of other
commitments, however, they were forced to shelve the
project for six years, and by the time they returned
to it, they decided that this idea had lost its
social
relevancy. Instead, they would tell the story of a
native-born Polish boy and a Puerto Rican girl newly
arrived in America--and they would set it against
the
backdrop of clashing street gangs on the city's West
side. At this point, Bernstein decided against
writing
his own lyrics and offered the job to a virtually
unknown lyricist named Stephen Sondheim.
West Side Story remains true to its Shakespearean
model. Things look good for the young lovers in the
beginning, but when Tony--much like
Romeo--accidentally kills his lover's brother while
trying to break up a rumble, violence erupts. The
musical received rave reviews for its unflinching
portrayal of gang life.
West Side Story opened at the Winter Garden Theatre
on
September 26, 1957 and ran for 732 performances
before
going on tour. The 1961 film version featured
Richard
Beymer, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris and Rita
Moreno.
Diablo Light Opera Company's
West Side Story
directed by Grant Rosen
at Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts
in Walnut Creek
Hofmann Theater
April 1st (no joke!)-May8th
Thurs, Fri, Sat- 8PM
Sat, Sun- 2PM
To order tickets go to:
www.dlrca.org and click "Order tickets online" or
call
925-943-SHOW
About the Show:
When Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur
Laurents originally conceived the idea of writing a
musical version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet, they planned to call it East Side Story and
center it around a star-crossed romance between
Jewish
boy and an Italian Catholic girl. Because of other
commitments, however, they were forced to shelve the
project for six years, and by the time they returned
to it, they decided that this idea had lost its
social
relevancy. Instead, they would tell the story of a
native-born Polish boy and a Puerto Rican girl newly
arrived in America--and they would set it against
the
backdrop of clashing street gangs on the city's West
side. At this point, Bernstein decided against
writing
his own lyrics and offered the job to a virtually
unknown lyricist named Stephen Sondheim.
West Side Story remains true to its Shakespearean
model. Things look good for the young lovers in the
beginning, but when Tony--much like
Romeo--accidentally kills his lover's brother while
trying to break up a rumble, violence erupts. The
musical received rave reviews for its unflinching
portrayal of gang life.
West Side Story opened at the Winter Garden Theatre
on
September 26, 1957 and ran for 732 performances
before
going on tour. The 1961 film version featured
Richard
Beymer, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris and Rita
Moreno.