Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 10 - West Side Story

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 18 West Side Story is presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. ( mtishows.com) 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, CSA. Chicago principal casting by Becca McCracken, CSA. Lyric Opera of Chicago thanks its Of cial Airline, American Airlines. The Lyric Opera wishes to thank St. Louis Music for use of the P. Mauriat bass saxophone played in this performance. Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank its preferred physical therapy provider,Athletico. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. APPROXIMATE TIMINGS Act 1 1 hour 20 minutes Intermission 25 minutes Act 2 45 minutes Total 2 hours, 30 minutes PRODUCTION SPONSORS Lead Sponsor: The Negaunee Foundation The Davee Foundation Bank of America Conductor James Lowe Director Francesca Zambello Set Designer Peter J. Davison Costume Designer Jessica Jahn Lighting Designer Mark McCullough Sound Designer Mark Grey Chorus Master Michael Black Choreographer Jerome Robbins Original Choreography Reproduced by Joshua Bergasse + Associate Choreographer Kiira Schmidt Carper + Dance Captain Whitney Cooper + Wigmaster & Sarah Hatten Makeup Designer Associate Stage Director Eric Sean Fogel Assistant Stage Director Jordan Lee Braun Stage Manager Alaina Bartkowiak Assistant Stage Managers Katrina Bachus Bill Walters Musical Preparation William C. Billingham Jerad Mosbey Brett Rowe Fight Director Chuck Coyl Diction and Dialect Coach Sammi Grant Sound Mixing Engineer Stephanie Farina + Lyric debut ORCHESTRA Violin I Bing Jing Yu, concertmaster Kathleen Brauer Alexander Belavsky Injoo Choi Irene Radetzky Rika Seko Sheila Hanford Violin I I John Macfarlane, principal Diane Duraffourg-Robinson John D. Robinson Ann Palen David Volfe Cello Mark Brandfonbrener, principal Walter Preucil Paula Kosower Mara McClain Robyn Neidhold String Bass Andrew L. W. Anderson, Principal Flute/ Piccolo Marie Tachouet Dionne Jackson Scott Metlicka Oboe/ English Horn Paul Lueders Clarinet Trevor O’Riordan, principal Theresa Zick, clarinet/e flat clarinet Danny Mui, clarinet/bass clarinet Sax/Bass Clarinet Steven Leinheiser, alto sax/bass clarinet Scott Burns, tenor sax/bari sax/ bass clarinet Jim Gailloreto, soprano sax/ bass sax Bassoon Hanna Sterba, principal Horn Neil Kimel, principal Robert E. Johnson Trumpet William Denton, principal Rob Parton Eric Krumich Trombone Mark Fisher, principal Jeremy Moeller, bass trombone Percussion Edward Harrison, timpani/ percussion Douglas Waddell Michael Kozakis Jeff Handley Tom Hipskind, drum set/ percussion Piano/Celeste Jo Ann Daugherty, principal Guitar/Electric Guitar/ Mandolin Tom Logan Orchestra Contractor Christine Janicki