London Musicals 1970-1974.pub - Over The Footlights
London Musicals 1970-1974.pub - Over The Footlights
London Musicals 1970-1974.pub - Over The Footlights
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WEST SIDE STORY (2 nd Revival)<strong>London</strong> run: Shaftesbury <strong>The</strong>atre, December 19th (7 months)Music: Leonard BernsteinLyrics: Stephen SondheimBook: Arthur LaurentsDirector: Bill KenwrightChoreographer: Roger FinchProducer: Bill Kenwright (David Gordon Productions)Cast: Lionel Morton (Tony), Christiana Matthews (Maria), Roger Finch (Riff),John Alisdair (Diesel), Paul Hart (Bernardo), Petra Siniawski (Anita)197434This was the same production which had played the Collegiate <strong>The</strong>atre in the summerof 1973 as part of its ongoing tour. <strong>The</strong>re had been plans to move it to Her Majesty’s,in the autumn of 1973 but these fell through. Finally the production made it to the heart of the West End ,being chosen as the show to re-open the Shaftesbury <strong>The</strong>atre (closed since the ceiling collapsed after aperformance of “Hair” on July 20 th 1973.) “West Side Story” ran until the summer of 1975.Notes: See original <strong>London</strong> production, Her Majesty’s, December 1958First revival: Collegiate <strong>The</strong>atre, July 1973
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