West Side Story Suite

West Side Story Suite is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the 1957 music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Irene Sharaff and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The premiere took place at New York State Theater on Thursday, May 18, 1995. Nikolaj Hübbe and Jock Soto, both members of the original cast, as well as Peter Boal all chose to include West Side Story Suite in their farewell performances at City Ballet.

Cast

Original

NYCB revivals

2008 Winter

first cast
second cast

2008 Spring — Jerome Robbins celebration

2008 Summer tour to Paris

2008 Summer tour

2009 Winter

second cast
second cast

2009 Fall tour to Japan

first cast
second cast

2010 Winter

Footnotes

  1. first time in rôle
  2. NYC rôle debut
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References

  • Playbill, NYCB, Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  • Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 1

Articles

Reviews

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