Ik wil jullie even laten weten dat de geweldige musical West Side Story in 2009 weer te zien is op Broadway.
A new production of West Side Story is scheduled to open on the Great White Way in 2009, it has just been announced.
Such an epic show!
And, this revival will have a little more flavor than any other production of the classic has ever had.
It “will introduce the unprecedented element” of selectively adding Spanish to the dialogue and songs!
Caliente!
Show director Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book for the musical way bak in the day, has said, “This show will be radically different from any other production of West Side Story ever done. The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for the characters to have authenticity. Every member of both gangs was always a potential killer even then. Now they actually will be. Only Tony and Maria try to live in a different world…”
Laurents’ West Side Story will have an onstage cast of 37 and 30 musicians in the orchestra pit.
Casting information and onsale date for tickets will be announced at a later date.
