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STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON's Jon Rua Sets WEST SIDE STORY Gym Scene to 'Blurred Lines'

By: Aug. 03, 2015
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Ah, the togetherness! And the amazing dancing! HAMILTON ensemble member Jon Rua choreographed a reimagined version of the famed gym scene from WEST SIDE STORY, in which the Sharks and the Jets dance together instead of fighting. The whole dance is set to Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' "Blurred Lines". Check it out below!

Produced, directed and choreographed by Jon Rua with assistant choreographer Emily Greenwell and shot and edited by Curtis Holbrook, the cast of this revamped number from the Leonard Bernstein musical features:

JETS
Kyle Harris as Tony
Brian Henninger as Riff
Alex Isenberg as Action
Teddy Toye as Snowboy
Brandon Hudson as BabyJohn
Emily Greenwell as Graz
Danni Boz as Velma
Kelty Sinclair as Bobbi
Kourtni Lind as Anybodys
Courtney Ortiz as Poopsy

SHARKS
Ali Ewoldt as Maria
Jon Rua as Bernardo
Danny Amaral de Matos as Chino
Mark Cruz as Inca
Erick StrykeForce Footman as Pepe
Voltaire Wade Green as Anxious
Cara Diaz Certosimo as Anita
Brianna Mercado as Consuela
Jana Krumholtz as Ecetera
Andrea Torres as Rosalia

AND Adesola Osakalumi as Gladhand




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