The product of an amazingly fertile collaboration between wunderkind Leonard Bernstein, a neophyte Stephen Sondheim, veteran writer Arthur Laurents and Jerome Robbins, the choreographer and 'concept man', West Side Story forever changed the dramatic landscape of American theater. Shakespeare's eternal Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, where two young lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. The lovers struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice in one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.
West
Side Story is as exciting today as it was when it made its Broadway debut
in 1957. Bernstein's dynamic score and Sondheim's soaring lyrics throb
with poetic urgency and unbridled youthful energy. West Side Story remains
a marvel of the fully integrated musical due to Jerome Robbins, who conceived
the show as well as directed and choreographed both the Broadway production
and the film.
Filled with electrifying dances and non-stop excitement, West Side Story also features some of the most famous songs ever written for the stage, including "Maria," "Tonight," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere," creating a transcendant fusion of realism and fantasy that is a feast for the senses.
MTD's breathtaking West Side Story will open on July 16, 2004 in the University Theater of the RTFP Building on the UNT campus with subsequent performances on July 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and August 1. The production will be under the artistic direction of conductor John Priddy, director of last season's hit, Sweeney Todd. Anne Black Scalf will be in charge of choreography with Ben Derby staging the show. The orchestra, the largest in MTD's history, will feature some of the brightest and best from the world-renowned University of North Texas Jazz program.
| Show Dates: July 16-August 1, 2004 University Theatre of the RTFP Building on the University of North Texas campus To purchase tickets, please call the UNT Union Box Office at 940-565-3805. Ticket prices are $15.50 for adults, $12.50 for seniors, and $7.50 for children and students with student ID. On Super Saver Sunday, July 18th ONLY, all tickets will be $7.50. |
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