WEST SIDE STORY at CONTRA COSTA CIVIC THEATRE

The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre's finest accomplishments.brbrShakespeare's span style="font-style: italic;"Romeo and Juliet /spanis transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.brbrHighlighting the talents of a young ensemble cast, strongWEST SIDE STORY/strong has found popularity in schools as well as professional theatres throughout the world. Its exciting, sophisticated score by a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3394"Bernstein/a and a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3481"Sondheim/a is often considered Broadway's finest--its songs part of the nation's musical heritage. As originally staged by the legendary a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3567"Jerome Robbins/a, the show is an impressive showcase for accomplished dancers (a a href="http://mtishows.com/resources.asp?id=6_3_0_1amp;theatricalresourceid=3"guide/a featuring the original choreography is available for a href="http://mtishows.com/resources.asp?id=6_3_0_1amp;theatricalresourceid=3"rental/a). And with a reduced orchestration and a href="http://mtishows.com/resources.asp?id=6_3_0_3amp;theatricalresourceid=14"transpositions on demand/a, this masterpiece is easier to mount than ever before!

Authors

• Arthur Laurents
• Jerome Robbins
• Leonard Bernstein
• Stephen Sondheim

Tony Awards and Nominations for WEST SIDE STORY