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West Side Story
1966 • Theatre Jacksonville
It’s more than a turf war—it’s an iconic retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but with dance-offs and jazz hands.
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Details
Theatre
Venue
Dates
Saturday, February 26, 1966 —
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Music
Lyrics
Book
Synopsis
In the streets of 1950s New York City, two rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, battle for control. Amid the chaos, Tony, a Jet, and Maria, the sister of the Sharks’ leader, fall hopelessly in love. As tensions rise, the star-crossed lovers must navigate prejudice, loyalty, and the dire consequences of forbidden love, all to a Bernstein score that’ll make you snap your fingers.
Musical Numbers
Act I
- “Prologue” – Orchestra, danced by Jets & Sharks
- “Jet Song” – Riff & Jets
- “Something’s Coming” – Tony
- “The Dance at the Gym” – Orchestra, danced by Jets & Sharks
- “Maria” – Tony
- “Tonight” – Tony & Maria
- “America” – Anita, Rosalia & Shark Girls
- “Cool” – Riff & Jets
- “One Hand, One Heart” – Tony & Maria
- “Tonight (Quintet & Chorus)” – Riff, Jets, Bernardo, Sharks, Anita, Tony & Maria
- “The Rumble” – Orchestra, danced by Riff, Bernardo, Sharks & Jets
Act II
- “I Feel Pretty” – Maria, Rosalia, Teresita & Francisca
- “Somewhere” – Consuelo, danced by Company
- “Procession and Nightmare” – Tony, Maria & Ensemble
- “Gee, Officer Krupke” – Action, Snowboy & Jets
- “A Boy Like That/I Have a Love” – Anita & Maria
- “Finale” – Tony, Maria & Company
Cast
Riff
Tony
Action
Alan Gjustiss
A-Rab
Baby John
Big Deal
Diesel
Elliott Baker
Graziella
Velma
Sharon Bray
Clarice
Ann Perez
Pauline
Carlie Abersold
Hazel
Darby Nelson
Anybodys
Barbara Goodman
Bernardo
Maria
Anita
Connie Haines
Chino
Nibbles
Don Jusko
Pepe
Anxious
Billy Silverman
Consuelo
Rosalia
Lia Olmo
Teresita
Bonnie Stewart
Francisca
Patsy Feinberg
Estella
Sarah Jo Berman
Margarita
Schrank
Krupke
Glad Hand
Crew
Director
Production Designer
Choreographer
Musical Conductor
Al Sturchio
Production Supervisor
Stage Manager
Marshall Grauer
Eddie Oakley
Lighting
Flyman
Costumes
Mrs. Harold L. Nearhoof
Mrs. Martha Gilliat
Mrs. Henry Berman
Properties
Scenery
Sid Backer
Mike Backer
Marc Backer
Andrea Krenicky
Charles Vance
Danny Vessel
Peter Kingston
Nita James
Galdys Dale
Harold Nearhoof
Sam Helfrich
David Goodman
Dave Kent
Orchestra
Orchestra
Bernard Kaye
Dom Cretella
Simpson R. Walker, Jr.
Harold Tillotson
Don Thomspon
Tim Healey
Bill Pape
Tom Stidham
Al Hall, jr.
Buddy Pitts
Peter Browne
Karl Higginbotham
Robert Hook
Joe Bragg
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