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
Conception of Jerome Robbins
Featuring 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
CAST AND CREATIVES
Marin Alsop conducts West Side Story May 8, 9, and 15.
James Lowe conducts West Side Story May 10 and 14.
Francesca Zambello directs West Side Story.
Ryan McCartan is Tony in West Side Story.
Shereen Pimentel is Maria in West Side Story.
Amanda Castro is Anita in West Side Story,
Taylor Harley is Riff in West Side Story.
David Prottas is Action in West Side Story,
P. Tucker Worley is A-Rab and Fight Captain in West Side Story.
Tristan McIntyre is Big Deal.
Matthew Liotine is Gee-Tar.
Brendan Yeates is Diesel.
Madison Hertel is Anybodys.
Emily Snouffer is Graziella and Dance Captain.
Cristyn Dang is Velma.
Rachel Harris is Minnie.
Leah Suskind is Clarice.
Julio Catano-Yee is Chino.
Thomas Ortiz is Indio.
Dan Follett is Luis.
Waldemar Quinones-Villaneuva is Anxious.
Edgar Cavazos is Nibbles.
Daniella Castoria is Rosalia/Offstage voice of Maria's Mother.
Erin Gonzales is Estella.
Maria Christina Posada Slye is Consuelo.
Wynn Harmon is Doc.
Zachary Owen is Lt. Shrank,
Calvin McCullough is Glad Hand.