WSS 2010 | Cast Announced
March 1st 2010 08:00
westsidestorythemusical.com.au
Director and Choreographer Joey McKneely today announced the dynamic young cast who will star in the Australian national tour of the show that is credited with changing the face of musical theatre. Joey McKneely was personally chosen by Jerome Robbins to reproduce his original choreography and has now toured the show to wild acclaim and sell-out seasons in London, Tokyo, Paris and Beijing.
This vibrant new stage production plays from Thursday 1 July at the Lyric Theatre for a strictly limited six week season. It will then tour to Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
The lead male role of Jets leader turned good-guy Tony, is to be played by Josh Piterman whose voice has become well known across the world thanks to his time with the smash hit singing group The Ten Tenors. A graduate of the Ballarat College of the Arts, Josh has toured with the Melbourne Opera Company, lived and performed in Japan, and has just finished currently sharing a stage with Geoffrey Rush in The Drowsy Chaperone at Melbourne Theatre Company.
The innocent romantic dreamer Maria will be brought to life by Sydney Conservatorium Scholarship winner Julie Goodwin, who has recently completed 200 performances in the lead role of Christine in Australian tour of Phantom of the Opera. Julie is a graduate of both the Sydney Conservatorium High School, and the prestigious Talent Development Project. Having toured in Asia and across Australia Julie is tremendously excited to have won the coveted role of Maria.
The bad boys of West Side Story are the swarthy, hot tempered Bernardo and the all-American troublemaker Riff. Bernardo will be brought to life by the highly experienced NIDA graduate Nigel Turner-Caroll. With roles in hit musicals such as Hot Shoe Shuffle and Jesus Christ Superstar, and the highly dramatic Gallipoli for the Sydney Theatre Company, Nigel brings a defining edge to the character of Bernardo.
The role of Riff will be played by Rohan Browne, whose credits stretch from performing in Happy Feet for George Miller, to The Drowsy Chaperone for Melbourne Theatre Company. With a background including Cats, Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar Rohan comes well prepared for this demanding role.
The seamstress with the biting humour and quick wit is Anita, to be played by Green Room Award winner Alinta Chidzey. Having just returned from an overseas tour with Dirty Dancing, and a tour with the premiere cast of Dusty: the original Pop Diva, Alinta is looking forward to an exciting tour as the fiery Anita.
Packed with unforgettable songs, including Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty, West Side Story remains a theatrical landmark. These songs are as popular now as when first written having been recorded by countless famous artists.
Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, in West Side Story two young people meet, fall in love and pledge their eternal loyalty to one another. Their different backgrounds ensure they are denied a happy future because of the intolerance and hatred of two antagonistic cultures. Fate leads the star-crossed lovers into a tragedy of heartbreaking proportions. West Side Story is as relevant today as when it first burst onto the international theatre
scene over 50 years ago – and in every way a ground breaking musical.
“full of power and energy! The musT see musical”– TOKYO (JaPan)
Michael Brenner for BB ProMotion GMBh, howard Panter for aMBassador theatre GrouP,
tulchin/Bartner Productions, lunchBox theatrical Productions and david atkins enterPrises Present
the original Broadway classic
West Side Story
Based on a concePtion of JeroMe roBBins
Book by Music by lyrics by
Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein StePhen Sondheim
entire original Production directed
and choreographed by Jerome Robbins
originally Produced on Broadway by robert e. Griffith and harold s. Prince
by arrangement with roger l. stevens
director Musical supervisor choreography reproduced by
Joey Mckneely donald chan Joey Mckneely
set design costume design light design
Paul Gallis renate schMitzer Peter halBsGut
sound design Make up design technical supervision
rick clarke hannelore uhrMacher andreas rescheneder
rainer frenkel
executive Producer
daGMar windisch
west side story is presented through special arrangement with
Music theatre international (Mti). all authorized performance materials
are also provided by Mti, 421 west 54th street, new york,
new york 10019, tel.: (212) 541-46 84, www.mtishows.com
Merchandise rights courtesy of the leonard Bernstein office, inc., new york
Produced and promoted by BB Promotion Gmbh, Mannheim, Germany
“Broadway’s greaTesT dance musical”- The TiMeS (uK)
westsidestorythemusical.com.au
Principals
tony Josh Piterman anita alinta chidzey
Maria Julie Goodwin Bernardo nigel turner-carroll
riff rohan Browne
The Adults
doc frank Garfield officer krupke Mark constable
lieutenant shrank christopher connelly Glad hand tbc
Jet Boys Shark Boys
action dan hamill chino turanga Merito
a-rab Mitchell woodcock Pepe william centurion
Baby John nathan Pinnell louis travis khan
snow Boy Blake Bowden anxious christopher favaloro
Big deal Jordan Pollard Moose hilton denis
diesel Brendan yeates
Jet Girls Shark Girls
Graziella natalie somerville rosalia Jenna Baxter
velma Mietta Gornall consuelo cristina d’agostino
Minnie emma hawthorne francicita leah lim
clarice Priscilla stavrou estella t.b.c
anybodys Georgia taylor Margarita t.b.c.
Swings
Matt holly
emmanuel carella
natalie Peroni
season details: sYdneY
Venue Lyric Theatre, Star City
From Thursday 1 July 2010 for 6 weeks only
TimeS* Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 1pm & 8pm
Thursday 8pm
Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm & 8pm
Sunday 3pm
* Performance times may be subject to change without notice.
BooKingS TiCKeTMaSTer 1300 795 267
or online ticketmaster.com.au
Group Bookings 12 SaVe!
Telephone Group Bookings on (02) 8512 9020
or email groups.nsw@ticketmaster.com.au
ViP hoTel & reSTauranT PacKageS
Telephone 1300 650 300 or showbiz.com.au
season details: melbourne
Venue
regent Theatre, Melbourne
From
Thursday 19 august 2010 for 6 weeks only
TimeS*
Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 1pm & 8pm
Thursday 8pm
Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm & 8pm
Sunday 3pm
* Performance times may be subject to change without notice.
BooKingS
TiCKeTeK 1300 795 012
or online ticketek.com.au
Group Bookings 12 SaVe!
Telephone Group Bookings on (03) 9299 9030
or email groups@ticketek.com.au
ViP hoTel & reSTauranT PacKageS
Telephone 1300 4 ShOWS or showbiz.com.au
westsidestorythemusical.com.au
The greaTesT Broadway musical of all Time
The Guardian (UK)
The Guardian (UK)
Director and Choreographer Joey McKneely today announced the dynamic young cast who will star in the Australian national tour of the show that is credited with changing the face of musical theatre. Joey McKneely was personally chosen by Jerome Robbins to reproduce his original choreography and has now toured the show to wild acclaim and sell-out seasons in London, Tokyo, Paris and Beijing.
I believe this Australian cast will be the best cast I have assembled in 10 years of doing West Side Story. Their talent has impressed me. Really, Broadway calibre!
Joey McKneely
Joey McKneely
This vibrant new stage production plays from Thursday 1 July at the Lyric Theatre for a strictly limited six week season. It will then tour to Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
The lead male role of Jets leader turned good-guy Tony, is to be played by Josh Piterman whose voice has become well known across the world thanks to his time with the smash hit singing group The Ten Tenors. A graduate of the Ballarat College of the Arts, Josh has toured with the Melbourne Opera Company, lived and performed in Japan, and has just finished currently sharing a stage with Geoffrey Rush in The Drowsy Chaperone at Melbourne Theatre Company.
The bad boys of West Side Story are the swarthy, hot tempered Bernardo and the all-American troublemaker Riff. Bernardo will be brought to life by the highly experienced NIDA graduate Nigel Turner-Caroll. With roles in hit musicals such as Hot Shoe Shuffle and Jesus Christ Superstar, and the highly dramatic Gallipoli for the Sydney Theatre Company, Nigel brings a defining edge to the character of Bernardo.
The role of Riff will be played by Rohan Browne, whose credits stretch from performing in Happy Feet for George Miller, to The Drowsy Chaperone for Melbourne Theatre Company. With a background including Cats, Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar Rohan comes well prepared for this demanding role.
The seamstress with the biting humour and quick wit is Anita, to be played by Green Room Award winner Alinta Chidzey. Having just returned from an overseas tour with Dirty Dancing, and a tour with the premiere cast of Dusty: the original Pop Diva, Alinta is looking forward to an exciting tour as the fiery Anita.
Packed with unforgettable songs, including Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty, West Side Story remains a theatrical landmark. These songs are as popular now as when first written having been recorded by countless famous artists.
Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, in West Side Story two young people meet, fall in love and pledge their eternal loyalty to one another. Their different backgrounds ensure they are denied a happy future because of the intolerance and hatred of two antagonistic cultures. Fate leads the star-crossed lovers into a tragedy of heartbreaking proportions. West Side Story is as relevant today as when it first burst onto the international theatre
scene over 50 years ago – and in every way a ground breaking musical.
“full of power and energy! The musT see musical”– TOKYO (JaPan)
Michael Brenner for BB ProMotion GMBh, howard Panter for aMBassador theatre GrouP,
tulchin/Bartner Productions, lunchBox theatrical Productions and david atkins enterPrises Present
the original Broadway classic
West Side Story
Based on a concePtion of JeroMe roBBins
Book by Music by lyrics by
Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein StePhen Sondheim
entire original Production directed
and choreographed by Jerome Robbins
originally Produced on Broadway by robert e. Griffith and harold s. Prince
by arrangement with roger l. stevens
director Musical supervisor choreography reproduced by
Joey Mckneely donald chan Joey Mckneely
set design costume design light design
Paul Gallis renate schMitzer Peter halBsGut
sound design Make up design technical supervision
rick clarke hannelore uhrMacher andreas rescheneder
rainer frenkel
executive Producer
daGMar windisch
west side story is presented through special arrangement with
Music theatre international (Mti). all authorized performance materials
are also provided by Mti, 421 west 54th street, new york,
new york 10019, tel.: (212) 541-46 84, www.mtishows.com
Merchandise rights courtesy of the leonard Bernstein office, inc., new york
Produced and promoted by BB Promotion Gmbh, Mannheim, Germany
“Broadway’s greaTesT dance musical”- The TiMeS (uK)
westsidestorythemusical.com.au
Principals
tony Josh Piterman anita alinta chidzey
Maria Julie Goodwin Bernardo nigel turner-carroll
riff rohan Browne
The Adults
doc frank Garfield officer krupke Mark constable
lieutenant shrank christopher connelly Glad hand tbc
Jet Boys Shark Boys
action dan hamill chino turanga Merito
a-rab Mitchell woodcock Pepe william centurion
Baby John nathan Pinnell louis travis khan
snow Boy Blake Bowden anxious christopher favaloro
Big deal Jordan Pollard Moose hilton denis
diesel Brendan yeates
Jet Girls Shark Girls
Graziella natalie somerville rosalia Jenna Baxter
velma Mietta Gornall consuelo cristina d’agostino
Minnie emma hawthorne francicita leah lim
clarice Priscilla stavrou estella t.b.c
anybodys Georgia taylor Margarita t.b.c.
Swings
Matt holly
emmanuel carella
natalie Peroni
season details: sYdneY
Venue Lyric Theatre, Star City
From Thursday 1 July 2010 for 6 weeks only
TimeS* Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 1pm & 8pm
Thursday 8pm
Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm & 8pm
Sunday 3pm
* Performance times may be subject to change without notice.
BooKingS TiCKeTMaSTer 1300 795 267
or online ticketmaster.com.au
Group Bookings 12 SaVe!
Telephone Group Bookings on (02) 8512 9020
or email groups.nsw@ticketmaster.com.au
ViP hoTel & reSTauranT PacKageS
Telephone 1300 650 300 or showbiz.com.au
season details: melbourne
Venue
regent Theatre, Melbourne
From
Thursday 19 august 2010 for 6 weeks only
TimeS*
Tuesday 8pm
Wednesday 1pm & 8pm
Thursday 8pm
Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm & 8pm
Sunday 3pm
* Performance times may be subject to change without notice.
BooKingS
TiCKeTeK 1300 795 012
or online ticketek.com.au
Group Bookings 12 SaVe!
Telephone Group Bookings on (03) 9299 9030
or email groups@ticketek.com.au
ViP hoTel & reSTauranT PacKageS
Telephone 1300 4 ShOWS or showbiz.com.au
westsidestorythemusical.com.au
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