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Photo Coverage: In The Recording Studio With The Broadway Cast Of WEST SIDE STORY!

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Sony Masterworks announced the upcoming release of the New Broadway Cast Recording of West Side Story. The recording will be available nationwide on June 2, 2009. The official opening of West Side Story, which took place at the Palace Theatre in New York City on Thursday, March 19, 2009, has been greeted with great critical acclaim and sold-out performances. The opening followed a pre-Broadway engagement at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the musical made its original world premiere in 1957. The talented and dynamic West Side Story cast headed to Manhattan's Clinton Studios on Monday April 6th to take part in the historic recording of the classic score. BroadwayWorld's cameras joined them as they brought the glorious music to life!

West Side Story is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere."

The cast of 46 stars Matt Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens) as "Tony," Karen Olivo (In the Heights) as "Anita," Cody Green (Movin' Out) as "Riff" and George Akram (The Farrelly's Stuck on You) as "Bernardo." The role of "Maria" is played by Broadway newcomer Josefina Scaglione. The 21 year old actress comes directly, by special arrangement with Actors' Equity Association, from Buenos Aires after an exhaustive international search for the role. West Side Story also features Steve Bassett as "Lt. Schrank," Mike Cannon as "Snowboy," Kyle Coffman as "A-Rab," Joey Haro as "Chino," Eric Hatch as "Big Deal," Curtis Holbrook as "Action," Michael Mastro as "Glad Hand," Lee Sellars as "Krupke," Tro Shaw as "Anybodys," Ryan Steele as "Baby John" and Greg Vinkler as "Doc" along with Nicholas Barasch, Kyle Brenn, Joshua Buscher, Isaac Calpito, Haley Carlucci, Peter Chursin, Madeline Cintron, Lindsay Dunn, Yurel Echezarreta, John Arthur Greene, Manuel Herrera, Matthew Hydzik, Marina Lazzaretto, Chase Madigan, Yanira Marin, Mileyka Mateo, Kaitlin Mesh, Angelina Mullins, Kat Nejat, Christian Elán Ortiz, Pamela Otterson, Danielle Polanco, Sam Rogers, Michael Rosen, Amy Ryerson, Jennifer Sanchez, Manuel Santos, Michaeljon Slinger, Tanairi Sade Vazquez and Mark Zimmerman.

Directed by multiple Tony Award winner and author of the musical Arthur Laurents, with the original Jerome Robbins choreography restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life), West Side Story features scenic designs by James Youmans (Gypsy), costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard (The Farnsworth Invention, The Who's Tommy), lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Gypsy, Jersey Boys), hair by Mark Adam Rampmeyer (The Farnsworth Invention) and sound design by Tony Award nominee Dan Moses Schreier (Gypsy, A Catered Affair). The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

West Side Story is produced by Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller with Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman / Jill Furman Willis, Freddy DeMann, Robyn Goodman / Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller, The Weinstein Company and Broadway Across America.
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Tickets for West Side Story at Broadway's Palace Theatre are currently on sale at www.tickemaster.com, by calling 212-307-4100 or visiting the Palace Theatre box office. The playing schedule is as follows: - Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $121.50 - 46.50.

Photos by Peter James Zielinski

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Josefina Scaglione and Matt Cavenaugh

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Madeline Cintron, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Kaitlin Mesh, Yanira Marin. Pamela Otterson, Kat Nejat, Danielle Polanco, Marina Lazzaretto, Tro Shaw and Jennifer Sanchez

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Mike Cannon, Kyle Coffman, Amy Ryerson, Curtis Holbrook, Karen Olivo, and Josefina Scaglione

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Isaac Calpito, Eric Hatch, Danielle Polanco, Peter Chursin, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Rosen, Joshua Buscher, Tro Shaw, Sam Rogers, George Akram, Yurel Echezarreta and Cody Green

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Curtis Holbrook, Karen Olivo, George Akram, Josefina Scaglione, Matt Cavenaugh, and Cody Green

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Curtis Holbrook, George Akram, Cody Green and Matt Cavenaugh

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Isaac Calpito, Lindsay Dunn, Pamela Otterson and Mike Cannon

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Manuel Santos, Kyle Coffman, Ryan Steele and Joey Haro

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Danielle Polanco, Jennifer Sanchez and Madeline Cintron

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Karen Olivo

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Karen Olivo

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Danielle Polanco, Jennifer Sanchez and Madeline Cintron

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Karen Olivo

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Karen Olivo

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Danielle Polanco, Jennifer Sanchez, Madeline Cintron and Kat Nejat

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Danielle Polanco, Jennifer Sanchez, Madeline Cintron and Kat Nejat

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Karen Olivo

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Karen Olivo

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Karen Olivo

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Jennifer Sanchez

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Karen Olivo

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Karen Olivo

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Matt Cavenaugh

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Matt Cavenaugh

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Josefina Scaglione

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Josefina Scaglione

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Josefina Scaglione

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Josefina Scaglione

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The Broadway Cast of West Side Story




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