West Side Story Suite

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This article is about Robbins' 1995 ballet suite. For the original 1957 musical, see West Side Story (musical). For other uses, see West Side Story (disambiguation).

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 18th, 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.

[edit] Cast

[edit] original

Nancy Ticotin
Elena Diner
Natalie Toro

[edit] NYCB revivals

[edit] 2008 Winter

[edit] first cast

[edit] second cast

[edit] 2008 Spring — Jerome Robbins celebration

[edit] 2008 Summer tour to Paris

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[edit] 2008 Summer tour

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[edit] 2009 Winter

[edit] second cast

[edit] second cast

[edit] 2009 Fall tour to Japan

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[edit] second cast

[edit] 2010 Winter

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[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e first time in rôle
^ NYC rôle debut

[edit] References

Playbill, NYCB, Tuesday, April 29^th, 2008

Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 1

[edit] Articles

NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, July 2^nd, 1995

NY Times, Avery Corman, May 14^th, 1995

[edit] Reviews

NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, February 12^th, 2008
NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, February 11^th, 2008

NY Times by Jack Anderson, June 21^st, 2005
NY Times by Gia Kourlas, June 7^th, 2005
NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, May 20^th, 1995

[edit] External links

NYCB website

Robbins Foundation and Trust website

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