West Side Story
Ryan McCartan is Tony in West Side Story.
Shereen Pimentel is Maria in West Side Story.
Francesca Zambello directs West Side Story.
Marin Alsop conducts West Side Story May 8, 9, and 15.
James Lowe conducts West Side Story May 10 and 14.
Taylor Harley is Riff in West Side Story.
P. Tucker Worley is A-Rab and Fight Captain in West Side Story.
Coming to Lyric Baltimore (May 8, 9, 10) and The Music Center at Strathmore (May 14, 15)!
Experience the Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents classic on a grand scale.
Love divided by a turf war… chemistry that sizzles… tragedy that looms. When four of the greatest American icons of the 20th century took on Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers, it became a Broadway blockbuster. Now, the story and spectacle of West Side Story meets the scale and power of opera for a retelling you won’t forget!
Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s “expansive” (Chicago Tribune) production follows young lovers Maria and Tony as tensions rise between the Sharks and the Jets. Your favorite musical moments are here—from the tender “Tonight” to the enduring “Somewhere”—performed by a world-class cast, WNO Chorus and the Washington National Opera Orchestra, and conducted by Bernstein protégé Marin Alsop (May 8, 9, 15) and Grammy Award®-nominated conductor James Lowe (May 10, 14).
Ryan McCartan, whose star turns on Broadway include Hans in Disney's Frozen, Fiyero in the long-running Wicked, and most recently playing Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, is Tony. Shereen Pimentel performs the role of Maria—a role she performed both in the 2020 Broadway revival of West Side Story, earning an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, and last season in Houston Grand Opera’s production.
With dazzling dance set on the streets of New York and “thrilling injections of dynamism and adrenaline” (Chicago Sun-Times), this West Side Story gets the starry treatment that only an opera house can offer.
WNO will present fully-staged performances at the Lyric Baltimore and semi-staged productions at The Music Center at Strathmore.
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Libretto by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Original Jerome Robbins choreography
In English with Projected English Titles
Composed 1957
West Side Story is a co-production of Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, and Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Ticket Information and Affinity Nights
Lyric Baltimore - Fully-Staged Production
140 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
Friday, May 8 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 9 at 2pm (Women Who Opera gathering)
Saturday, May 9 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 10 at 2pm
The Music Center at Strathmore - Semi-Staged Production
5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm (Women Who Opera gathering)
Friday, May 15 at 7:30pm
Creative Team
Marin Alsop CONDUCTOR (May 8, 9, 15)
James Lowe CONDUCTOR (May 10, 14)
Francesca Zambello DIRECTOR
Joshua Bergasse* CHOREOGRAPHER
Kiira Carper ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
Jessica Jahn COSTUME DESIGNER
Peter J. Davison SET DESIGNER
A.J. Guban LIGHTING DESIGNER
Mark McCullough ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNER
Andrew Harper SOUND DESIGNER
Cast
Ryan McCartan* TONY
Shereen Pimentel* MARIA
Taylor Harley* RIFF
Amanda Castro* ANITA
Yurel Echezarreta* BERNARDO
P. Tucker Worley* A-RAB & FIGHT CAPTAIN