STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Ali Ewoldt of the Muny's WEST SIDE STORY

The Muny announced principal casting for the final show of its fantastic 95th Season, West Side Story, directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Chris Bailey. West Side Story will be performed August 5 - 11, and is sponsored by BMO Harris.

Meet Ali Ewoldt, starring in The Muny's production of West Side Story. In this conversation with Mike Isaacson, she discusses her background and her path to a successful career in musical theatre. Ali also gives audiences her insight into the psychology of Maria. Check out the video!

Ali Ewoldt will star as Maria, with Kyle Dean Massey as Tony, Natalie Cortez as Anita, Manuel Herrera as Bernardo, Curtis Holbrook as Riff, Jon Rua as Chino, and Ken Page as Doc. Joining them will be Sam Rogers as A-Rab, Drew Foster as Action, Travis Waldschmidt as Big Deal, Kyle Coffman as Snowboy, BranDon Hudson as Baby John, Rich Pisarkiewicz as Officer Krupke, Gary Glasgow as Gladhand, and Michael James Reed as Lt. Schrank.

West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and original conception and choreography by Jerome Robbins. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

The Muny production features scenic design by Robert Mark Morgan, sound design by Jason Krueger, lighting design by Nathan Scheuer, video design by Seth Jackson, and costume design by Andrea Lauer. James Moore serves as the musical director, and the production stage manager is Michael T. Clarkston.

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