Show W est Side Story Corning Coming to SL Press Release The Theater League of Utah is proud to present West Side Sick Story for forone forone forone one week only September 22 17 at atthe atthe atthe the Capitol Theatre West Side Story is part of the 97 1996 season sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by and First Interstate Bank Tickets are now on sale at all Albertsons outlets or call Featuring the brilliant collaboration tion of four theatrical legends director tor- tor choreographer tor-choreographer Jerome Robbins librettist Arthur Laurents composer Leonard Bernstein and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim this production boasts a cast of the most energetic young singer-dancers singer ever assembled assem assem- bled West Side Story is scheduled for fora a two year tour of over 30 US U.S. cities Canada and Japan Based on Sh Shakespeare's timeless love story Romeo and Juliet WestSide West WestSide WestSide Side Story is set against the gritty backdrop of gang warfare on the streets of New York City As two rival teenage gangs the Jets and the Sharks battle over their share of neighborhood turf a boy and a girl from rom the opposing sides and different differ differ- ent races meet and fall in love These familiar themes make this powerful and gripping musical as poignant today as when it first fast took Broadway by storm in 1957 Scott Carollo and Marcy Harriell star as the young lovers Tony and Maria The talented young cast also includes N Diaz as Marias Maria's friend Anita Jamie Gustis as Jets leader Riff and Vincent Zamora as as Marias Maria's brother Bernardo leader of the Sharks For this new production of West Side Story director Alan Johnson will reproduce Jerome Robbins' Robbins original dir direction tion and Tony Award- Award winning choreography which broke new ground for musical theater in the The book by Arthur Laurents tells the moving story of star-crossed star lovers whose romance ends in tragedy The memorable score written written written writ writ- ten by composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim features features features fea fea- fea- fea tures some of the most extraordinary songs ever heard from the Broadway stage including Somewhere Maria America One Hand One Heart and To Tonight ight West Side Story will appear at the Capitol Theatre for eight performances performances performances mances Tuesday September 17 through Sunday September 22 Performances at 8 pm p.m. Tuesday through Friday 2 and 8 pm p.m. on Saturday and at 2 and 7 pm p.m. on Sunday Tickets are 50 47 and 20 on sale now at the Capitol Theatre box office and all outlets or call I N j I v t |