Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 14 West Side Story

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O May 3 - June 2, 2019 | 19 Tony COREY COTT* Maria MIKAELA BENNETT* Anita AMANDA CASTRO* Doc DAVID ALAN ANDERSON* Schrank BRET TUOMI* Krupke JERRY KERNION* Glad Hand ED KROSS * Riff BRETT THIELE* Action ADAM SONIAK* A-Rab TAYLOR SIMMONS* Baby John JARRED MANISTA* Big Deal WESLEY RYAN* Diesel JEFFREY C. SOUSA* Snowboy CALLAN BERGMANN* Gee-Tar PAUL H S MILLER* Tiger JUAN CABALLER* Graziella KYRA SORCE* Velma VERONICA SOFIA BURT* Minnie PAIGE FRASER* Clarice SHANNON ALVIS Pauline ALYSSA SARNOFF Anybodys ALEXA MAGRO* Conductor JAMES LOWE Director FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO Set Designer PETER J. DAVISON Costume Designer JESSICA JAHN Lighting Designer MARK M CULLOUGH Sound Designer MARK GREY Chorus Master MICHAEL BLACK Choreographer JEROME ROBBINS* Original Choreography Reproduced by JULIO MONGE* Assistant Choreographer OLIVIA BARBIERI* Dance Captain MATTHEW STERITI* Wigmaster and Makeup Designer SARAH HATTEN Associate Director ERIC SEAN FOGEL Assistant Director JORDAN LEE BRAUN Stage Manager JOHN W. COLEMAN Assistant Stage Manager RACHEL C. HENNEBERRY RACHEL A. TOBIAS Musical Preparation WILLIAM C. BILLINGHAM, NOAH LINDQUIST, BRETT ROWE* Fight Director NICK SANDYS Diction Coach KATE D VORE* Sound Mixing Engineer STEPHANIE FARINA * Lyric debut Lyric Premiere WEST SIDE STORY Based on a conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM • West Side Story is presented through special arrangement with Music eatre International (MTI). All performance materials are also supplied by MTI. • West Side Story is a coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and Glimmerglass Festival. • New York principal casting by Tara Rubin Casting, Merri Sugarman, C.S.A. Chicago principal casting by Becca McCracken, C.S.A. • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank its o cial airline, American Airlines. • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank the Broadway at Lyric preferred housing provider, Corporate Suites Network. • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank the Broadway at Lyric preferred physical therapy provider, Athletico. • e videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. • Approximate timings of the performance: Act One 80 minutes Intermission 25 minutes Act Two 40 minutes Total 2 hours, 25 minutes e American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO (AGMA), is the union that represents the singers, dancers, actors, and staging personnel at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Gri th and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens First performed at the Winter Garden eatre, New York, on September 26, 1957 First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on May 3, 2019 Cast e Adults Ensemble: Hoss Brock, Matthew Carroll, William M. Combs, Desirée Hassler, Tyler Samuel Lee, Kenneth Nichols, Maia Surace, Corinne Wallace-Crane, Ron Watkins, Sherry Watkins, Nikolas Wenzel, Michelle Wrighte Understudies: Sam Simahk – Tony ; Vanessa Becerra – Maria ; Alexandra Matteo – Anita , Francisca ; Adam Soniak – Riff ; Paul HeeSang Miller – Action ; Mark Deler – Bernardo ; Juan Caballer – Chino ; Michael J. Rios – Baby John ; Addie Morales – Rosalia ; Carolina Villaraos – Anybodys ; Jerry Kernion – Schrank ; Kenneth Nichols – Doc ; Nikolas Wenzel – Krupke ; Matthew Carroll – Glad Hand ; Swings: Olivia Barbieri , Matthew Steriti e Jets eir Girls Bernardo MANUEL STARK SANTOS* Chino JULIO REY* Pepe MARK DELER* Indio JOSHUA L MAR* Luis JOSEPH A. HERNANDEZ Anxious GREG BLACKMON* Nibbles MICHAEL J. RIOS* Juano MART N ORTIZ TAPIA* Toro SEBASTIAN GARCIA* e Sharks Rosalia LINEDY GENAO* Consuelo ALEXANDRA MATTEO* Francisca ADDIE MORALES* Teresita KAYLA MONIZ* Estella ANTONIA RAYE* Margarita CAROLINA VILLARAOS* eir Girls