WEST SIDE STORY notes ( The St. Petersburg Opera Company two performances out of four down show running at 90% capacity ) From Leonard Bernsteins West Side Story log Washington DC August 20 1957 The opening last night was just as we dreamed it. All the agony and postponements and re re rewriting turn out to have been worth it. Theres a work there; and whether it finally succeeds or not in Broadway terms. I am now convinced that what we dreamed all these years is possible; because there stands that tragic story. with a theme as profound as love versus hate, with all of theatrical risks of death and racial issues and young performers and serious music and complicated balletics - and it all added up for audiences and critics. I laughed and cried as though Id never seen or heard it before. And I guess that what made it come out right is that we all really collaborated; we were all writing the same show Even the producers were after the same goals we had in mind. Not even a whisper about a happy ending was heard. A rare thing on Broadway. I am proud and honored to be part of it. Dont miss the St. Petersburg Opera Company production of WEST SIDE STORY . . Tues eve Thurs eve Sat eve and Sunday mat ! Bill Leavengood Mark Sforzini Cheryl Lee Michael Roberts Nancy Preis Gilad Paz Stefanie Izzo Kaitlyn Costello Fain Stephanie Scarcella Brett Thiele Christopher Rutherford Rim Karnavicius Matthew McGee John Bannon Tahlia Joanna Byers Johanna Fincher Chris Romeo Meghan Pelfrey Teresa Ancaya Colette Boudreaux
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