The Broadway-bound revival of the ground-breaking musical "West Side Story," which made its world premiere at the National Theatre in 1957, officially opened at that Washington, DC, landmark on Wednesday. Previews, under the direction of the show's librettist, Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents, began Dec. 15, 2008.The classic Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Laurents musical will play the National through Jan. 17. Following the DC engagement, the production will begin previews at Broadway's Palace Theatre Feb. 23 with an official opening scheduled for March 19.
Heading the cast are Matt Cavenaugh (ex-Adam, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Mark, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) as Tony, Karen Olivo (ex-Natasha, ALL MY CHILDREN) as Anita, Cody Green (Movin' Out) as Riff and George Akram as Bernardo. Twenty-one-year-old Argentinean actress Josefina Scaglione, who created the role of Amber Von Tussle in the Argentinean production of "Hairspray," co-stars as Maria.
The large cast also includes Steve Bassett (ex-Seth, AS THE WORLD TURNS) as Lt. Schrank, Kyle Brenn as Boy Soprano, Joshua Buscher as Diesel, Mike Cannon as Snowboy, Kyle Coffman as A-Rab, Joey Haro as Chino, Eric Hatch as Big Deal, Curtis Holbrook as Action, Michael Mastro as Glad Hand, Danielle Polanco as Consuela, Jennifer Sanchez as Rosalia, Lee Sellars as Krupke, Tro Shaw as Anybodys, Ryan Steele as Baby John and Greg Vinkler as Doc along with Madeline Cintron, Lindsay Dunn, Matthew Hydzik, Marina Lazzaretto, Chase Madigan, Kaitlin Mesh, Pamela Otterson, Sam Rogers and Amy Ryerson as The Jets and Isaac Calpito, Haley Carlucci, Peter John Chursin, Yurel Echezaretta, Manuel Herrera, Yanira Marin, Mileyka Mateo, Kat Nejat, Christian Elán Ortiz, Michael Rosen, Manuel Santos, Michaeljon Slinger and Tanairi Sade Vazquez as The Sharks.
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