West Side Story at Riverside Theatre

West Side Story explodes on to the stage in February 2016 at Riverside Theatres. Be swept up in the story of Tony, Maria, The Jets and The Sharks in this landmark multi-award winning Broadway musical that is one of the theatre’s finest accomplishments.

Inspired by the greatest love story of all time, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is set on New York’s Upper West Side in the mid-1950s where racial and social tensions run high. A poignant, provocative and emotionally powerful piece of theatre, its score features some of the most famous musicals numbers written by legendary composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim including – Maria, America, Somewhere, Tonight and I Feel Pretty.

From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is a night at the theatre that you will never forget.