Editing West Side Story (section)

==Productions==
===Original Broadway production===
[[File:West Side Story 1958 poster ppmsca.15732.jpg|thumb|1958 poster]]
After tryouts in Washington, D.C., and [[Philadelphia]] beginning in August 1957, the original Broadway production opened at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on September 26,<ref>[http://www.aellea.com/script/westside.txt ''West Side Story'' musical script] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617050623/http://www.aellea.com/script/westside.txt |date=June 17, 2020}}, Aellea Classic Movie Scripts (1957), accessed June 20, 2020</ref> to positive reviews. The production was directed and choreographed by [[Jerome Robbins]], orchestrated by [[Sid Ramin]] and [[Irwin Kostal]], and produced by Robert E. Griffith and [[Harold Prince]], with lighting designed by [[Jean Rosenthal]]. The cast starred [[Larry Kert]] as Tony, [[Carol Lawrence]] as Maria, [[Chita Rivera]] as Anita and [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]] as Baby John.<ref name=bway>[http://www.playbill.com/show/detail/12293# "''West Side Story''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201082129/http://www.playbill.com/show/detail/12293 |date=December 1, 2016}}, ''Playbill'' (vault), accessed November 30, 2016</ref> The other notable cast members in the original production were: Riff: [[Michael Callan]], A-Rab: [[Tony Mordente]], Big Deal: [[Martin Charnin]], Gee-Tar: [[Tommy Abbott]], Chino: [[Jaime Sánchez (actor)|Jamie Sanchez]], Rosalia: [[Marilyn Cooper]], Consuela{{sic}}: [[Reri Grist]], Doc: [[Art Smith (actor)|Art Smith]] and Francisca: [[Frances Taylor Davis|Elizabeth Taylor]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea7-d936-a7fd-eef76ae80002 "''West Side Story'' – Cast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201143905/http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea7-d936-a7fd-eef76ae80002 |date=December 1, 2016}}, ''[[Playbill]]'' (vault), accessed November 30, 2016</ref> The production closed on June 27, 1959, after 732 performances.<ref name=bway/> Robbins won the [[Tony Award]] for Best Choreographer, and [[Oliver Smith (designer)|Oliver Smith]] won the Tony for Best Scenic Designer. Also nominated were Carol Lawrence as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Max Goberman as Best Musical Director and Conductor, and [[Irene Sharaff]] for Best Costume Design.<ref name=bway/> Carol Lawrence received the 1958 [[Theatre World Award]].

The production's national tour was launched on July 1, 1959, in Denver and then played in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston. It returned to the Winter Garden Theater in New York in April 1960 for another 249 performance engagement, closing in December.<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/west-side-story-2244 ''West Side Story''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419160747/http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/west-side-story-2244 |date=April 19, 2018}}, Internet Broadway Database, accessed November 30, 2016</ref>

===UK productions===
A 1958 production at the [[Manchester Opera House]] transferred to London, where it opened at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] on December 12, and ran until June 1961 with a total of 1,039 performances. Robbins directed and choreographed, and it was co-choreographed by [[Peter Gennaro]], with scenery by Oliver Smith. Featured performers were [[George Chakiris]], who won an Academy Award as Bernardo in the 1961 film version, as Riff, Marlys Watters as Maria, [[Don McKay (actor)|Don McKay]] as Tony, and Chita Rivera reprising her Broadway role as Anita.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/sections/productions/index.php?var=7786 "'West Side Story' London Production, 1958"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207051742/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/sections/productions/index.php?var=7786 |date=December 7, 2008}}, Broadwayworld.com, accessed August 18, 2011</ref> [[David Holliday]], who had been playing Gladhand since the London opening, took over as Tony.

The refurbished [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] reopened with a run of ''West Side Story'' from December 19, 1974, to mid-1975. It was directed by [[Bill Kenwright]], choreographed by Roger Finch, and starred [[Lionel Morton]] as Tony and Christiana Matthews as Maria.<ref>[http://ovrtur.com/production/2900155 "''West Side Story''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621145657/http://ovrtur.com/production/2900155 |date=June 21, 2020}}, Overtur.com, accessed 18 June 2020</ref> A London production originated at [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]] in early 1984 and transferred on May 16, to Her Majesty's Theatre. It closed on September 28, 1985. The 1980 Broadway production was recreated by Tom Abbott. The cast starred [[Steven Pacey]] as Tony and Jan Hartley as Maria. [[Maxine Gordon]] was Anybodys.<ref name=SGProductions>Hutchins, Michael H. [http://www.sondheimguide.com/wss.html "The Sondheim Reference Guide: ''West Side Story'' Productions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130105123911/http://www.sondheimguide.com/wss.html |date=January 5, 2013}}, SondheimGuide.com, accessed June 13, 2018</ref>

A UK national tour started in 1997 and starred [[David Habbin]] as Tony, Katie Knight Adams as Maria and [[Anna-Jane Casey]] as Anita. The production transferred to London's West End opening at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]] in October 1998, transferring to the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] where it closed in January 2000. The production subsequently toured the UK for a second time.<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=West%20Side%20Story albemarle-london "Archive Page, 'West Side Story'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207084319/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=West%20Side%20Story |date=December 7, 2008}}, albemarle-london.com, accessed August 18, 2011</ref>

A production at the [[Curve (theatre)|Curve Theatre]], starring [[Jamie Muscato]] as Tony and Adriana Ivelisse as Maria, ran from November 23, 2019, to January 11, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Alex |date=November 11, 2019 |title=West Side Story at the Curve Leicester: first look at rehearsals with Jamie Muscato and Adriana Ivelisse |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/leicester-theatre/news/west-side-story-curve-rehearsal-photos_50323.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=WhatsOnStage}}</ref>

===1980 Broadway revival===
A Broadway revival opened at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] on February 14, 1980, and closed on November 30, after 333 performances. It was directed and choreographed by Robbins, with the book scenes co-directed by [[Gerald Freedman]]; produced by [[Gladys Nederlander]] and Tom Abbott; [[Lee Theodore]] assisted in the choreography reproduction.<ref>{{cite web|title=''West Side Story''|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/west-side-story-minskoff-theatre-vault-0000002351 |work=Playbill |access-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153624/http://www.playbill.com/production/west-side-story-minskoff-theatre-vault-0000002351|url-status=live}}</ref> The original scenic, lighting, and costume designs were used. It starred [[Kenneth Marshall|Ken Marshall]] as Tony, [[Josie de Guzman]] as Maria and [[Debbie Allen]] as Anita. Both de Guzman and Allen received Tony Award nominations as Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and the musical was nominated as Best Reproduction (Play or Musical). Allen won the [[Drama Desk Award]] as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. Other notable cast members included [[Brent Barrett]] as Diesel, [[Harolyn Blackwell]] as Francisca, [[Stephen Bogardus]] as Mouth Piece and [[Reed Jones]] as Big Deal.

The Minskoff production subsequently opened the [[Nervi International Ballet Festival|Nervi Festival]] in [[Genoa]], Italy, in July 1981 with Josie de Guzman as Maria and Brent Barrett as Tony.<ref>Tedeschi, Rubens (9 July 1981). [http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1981_07/19810709_0006.pdf "Broadway s'addice ai «guerrieri della notte»"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201912/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1981_07%2F19810709_0006.pdf |date=April 26, 2014}}, ''[[l'Unità]]''. Retrieved 26 April 2014 {{in lang|it}}.</ref>

===2009 Broadway revival===
In 2007, Arthur Laurents stated: "I've come up with a way of doing [''West Side Story''] that will make it absolutely contemporary without changing a word or a note".<ref>Riedel, Michael. "Director's Cut – At 90, Playwright Still Vibrant, Vicious", ''[[New York Post]]'', July 27, 2007, p. 55</ref> He directed a pre-Broadway production of ''West Side Story'' at the [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]] in Washington, D.C., that ran from December 15, 2008, through January 17, 2009. The Broadway revival began previews at the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] on February 23, 2009, and opened on March 19.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118060.html "Laurents-Directed ''West Side Story'' Sets Broadway Preview Date"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526170256/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118060.html |date=May 26, 2008}}, ''Playbill'', May 23, 2008</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120296.html "''West Side Story'' Revival, Directed by Laurents, Sets Broadway Opening Date"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809124436/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120296.html |date=August 9, 2008}}, ''Playbill'', August 8, 2008</ref> The production wove Spanish lyrics and dialogue into the English libretto. The translations are by Tony Award winner [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]. Laurents said: "The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for the characters to have authenticity. Every member of both gangs was always a potential killer even then. Now they actually will be. Only Tony and Maria try to live in a different world".<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119539.html "''West Side Story'', This Time with Bilingual Approach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907052633/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119539.html |date=September 7, 2008}}, ''Playbill'', July 16, 2008</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124284.html "Broadway-Bound ''West Side Story'' Revival Launches"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218033401/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124284.html |date=December 18, 2008}}, ''Playbill'', December 15, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = Marks, Peter | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121200918.html | title = The Director's Route Back To 'West Side{{'-}} | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | date = December 14, 2008 | access-date = September 18, 2017 | archive-date = March 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316090306/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121200918.html | url-status = live}}</ref> In August 2009, some of the lyrics for "A Boy Like That" ("Un Hombre Asi") and "I Feel Pretty" ("Me Siento Hermosa"), which were previously sung in Spanish in the revival, were changed back to the original English. The Spanish lyrics sung by the Sharks in the "Tonight" (Quintet) remained in Spanish.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132241-A_Song_Like_That_Collaborators_Reconsider_Spanish_Lyrics_in_West_Side_Story "A Song Like That: Collaborators Reconsider Spanish Lyrics in 'West Side Story'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828011523/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132241-A_Song_Like_That_Collaborators_Reconsider_Spanish_Lyrics_in_West_Side_Story |date=August 28, 2009}}, ''Playbill'', August 25, 2009</ref>
The cast featured [[Matt Cavenaugh]] as Tony, [[Josefina Scaglione]] as Maria, and [[Karen Olivo]] as Anita.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122831.html "Cavenaugh, Scaglione, Olivo, Green and Akram to Lead Cast of 'West Side Story' Revival"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101024832/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122831.html |date=November 1, 2008}}, ''Playbill'', October 28, 2008</ref> Olivo won the Tony Award for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress]], while Scaglione was nominated for the award for [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Leading Actress]].<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129984-Billy_Elliot_Norman_Conquests_Hair_God_of_Carnage_Are_Tony_Award_Winners "Billy Elliot, Norman Conquests, Hair, God of Carnage Are Tony Award Winners"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612021316/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129984-Billy_Elliot_Norman_Conquests_Hair_God_of_Carnage_Are_Tony_Award_Winners |date=June 12, 2009}}, ''Playbill'', June 8, 2009</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922.html "Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508055902/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922.html |date=May 8, 2009}}, ''Playbill'', May 5, 2009</ref> [[Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)|Jeremy Jordan]] later was an alternate as Tony.<ref>Suskin, Steven. [https://playbill.com/article/from-broadway-swing-to-movie-star-jeremy-jordan-breaks-character-at-54-below-com-334361 "From Broadway Swing to Movie Star: Jeremy Jordan Breaks Character at 54 Below"], ''Playbill'', October 30, 2014</ref> The cast recording won the [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album]].<ref name="playbill.com">Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/west-side-story-cast-album-wins-grammy-award-com-165440 "''West Side Story'' Cast Album Wins Grammy Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223154/http://www.playbill.com/article/west-side-story-cast-album-wins-grammy-award-com-165440 |date=October 7, 2018}}, ''Playbill'', January 31, 2010, accessed October 7, 2018</ref> In July 2010, the producers reduced the size of the orchestra, replacing five musicians with an off-stage synthesizer.<ref name="Woodiel2010-07-10">{{cite news| last = Woodiel| first = Paul| title = Gee, Officer Krupke, I Need Those Violins| newspaper = The New York Times| date = July 10, 2010| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/opinion/11woodiel.html| access-date = December 17, 2010| archive-date = February 23, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120223041510/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/opinion/11woodiel.html| url-status = live}}</ref> The production closed on January 2, 2011, after 748 performances and 27 previews.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143018-Broadway-Revival-of-West-Side-Story-to-Close-in-January-Olivo-Will-Not-Return Broadway "Revival of ''West Side Story'' to Close in January; Olivo Will Not Return"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918223037/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143018-Broadway-Revival-of-West-Side-Story-to-Close-in-January-Olivo-Will-Not-Return |date=September 18, 2010 }}, ''Playbill'', September 15, 2010</ref> The revival sold 1,074,462 tickets on Broadway over the course of nearly two years<ref>[http://www2.broadwayworld.com/grossescumulative.cfm "Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917084820/http://www2.broadwayworld.com/grossescumulative.cfm |date=September 17, 2011}}, Broadwayworld.com, accessed August 18, 2011</ref> and was a financial success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/legit/news/west-side-revival-recoups-costs-1118009375/|title='West Side' revival recoups costs|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=October 1, 2009|website=Variety|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205062146/https://variety.com/2009/legit/news/west-side-revival-recoups-costs-1118009375/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2020 Broadway revival===
[[File:Broadway Theatre (51346023052).jpg|thumb|Marquee of the [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]] during the 2020 Broadway revival]]
A Broadway revival of ''West Side Story'' began previews on December 10, 2019, and officially opened on February 20, 2020, at the [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]].<ref name=Rooney>Rooney, David. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/west-side-story-broadway-revival-cast-unveiled-1223044 "''West Side Story'' Broadway Revival Cast Unveiled"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710204544/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/west-side-story-broadway-revival-cast-unveiled-1223044 |date=July 10, 2019}}, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', July 10, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|title=Broadway's 'West Side Story' Postpones Opening Night Following Leading Man's Onstage Knee Injury|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/west-side-story-broadway-opening-night-postponed-injury-isaac-powell-1202815563/|date=December 23, 2019|work=Deadline|access-date=December 25, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225004704/https://deadline.com/2019/12/west-side-story-broadway-opening-night-postponed-injury-isaac-powell-1202815563/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was directed by [[Ivo van Hove]], with choreography by [[Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=McPhee|first1=Ryan|title=West Side Story Will Return to Broadway, Directed by Ivo van Hove|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/west-side-story-will-return-to-broadway-directed-by-ivo-van-hove|date=July 12, 2018|work=Playbill|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322061556/http://www.playbill.com/article/west-side-story-will-return-to-broadway-directed-by-ivo-van-hove|url-status=live}}</ref> and was produced by [[Scott Rudin]], [[Barry Diller]] and [[David Geffen]]. The cast included Shereen Pimentel as Maria, [[Isaac Cole Powell]] as Tony, [[Amar Ramasar]] as Bernardo, [[Thomas Jay Ryan]] as Lt. Schrank and Yesenia Ayala as Anita. Scenic and lighting design were by [[Jan Versweyveld]], with costumes by An d'Huys.<ref name=Rooney/>

The production cut the song "I Feel Pretty" and trimmed the book to one hour and forty-five minutes (with no intermission).<ref name=McNulty>{{Cite web|last=McNulty|first=Charles|author-link=Charles McNulty|date=February 21, 2020|title=Review: ''West Side Story'' blasts back to Broadway – kinetic, bloody and modern to the core|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-02-20/ivo-van-hove-west-side-story-broadway-review|access-date=November 11, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030042751/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-02-20/ivo-van-hove-west-side-story-broadway-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The setting was "loosely updated to the present", and direction was "determined to snuff out any lightness that might temper the full-blown tragedy to come".<ref name=Schwartz>Schwartz, Alexandra. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/a-grim-take-on-west-side-story "A Grim Take on ''West Side Story''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507130926/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/a-grim-take-on-west-side-story |date=May 7, 2021}}, ''The New Yorker'', February 21, 2020</ref> The original balletic, finger snapping choreography was replaced by swaggering, hip-hop and latin-influenced dancing. The set consisted mostly of large screens featuring video, several cast members carried [[iPhone]]s, and the Jets were not all white.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Weiss| first=Sasha| date=January 22, 2020| title=How ''West Side Story'' Was Reborn| work=[[The New York Times]]| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/magazine/west-side-story.html| access-date=November 11, 2020| issn=0362-4331| archive-date=November 22, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122213639/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/magazine/west-side-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Some theatergoers felt that the set turned the theatre into a cinema, but critic [[Charles McNulty]] argued that it wove technology into a multimedia "performance work that defies our usual vocabulary".<ref name=McNulty/> The production also drew criticism for its casting of Ramasar, who had been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior and was fired from the [[New York City Ballet]] and suspended from ''[[Carousel (musical)|Carousel]]'', as well as the graphic staging of the Jets' assault and attempted rape of Anita which, together, "sends a message that women’s bodies are collateral damage in male artistic success".<ref>Pollack-Pelzner, Daniel. [https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/ivo-van-hoves-west-side-story-steeped-stereotypes/607210 "Why ''West Side Story'' Abandoned Its Queer Narrative"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123220653/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/ivo-van-hoves-west-side-story-steeped-stereotypes/607210/ |date=November 23, 2020}}, ''[[The Atlantic]]'', March 1, 2020</ref> Van Hove's casting of African American Jets, "dangerously, shifts our focus away from the enduring problem of white supremacist violence".<ref>Del Valle Schorske, Carina. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/opinion/west-side-story-broadway.html "Let ''West Side Story'' and Its Stereotypes Die"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430172041/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/opinion/west-side-story-broadway.html |date=April 30, 2021}}, ''The New York Times'', February 24, 2021</ref> While praising the cast, except for Ramasar, Alexandra Schwartz, writing in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', felt that the use of the videos "dwarfs the actors with their own gigantic images... the technique is banal", while the mixed casting of the Jets creates "a bitter, unintended irony in the context of African-American history".<ref name=Schwartz/>

March 11, 2020, was the show's last performance before production was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Because of its opening date, it was not eligible for 2020 Tony Award consideration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadway League Extends Shutdown Until June 2021|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/10/09/broadway-coronavirus-shutdown-latest-timeline-for-possible-reopening-|website=Spectrum News|date=October 9, 2020|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012075721/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/10/09/broadway-coronavirus-shutdown-latest-timeline-for-possible-reopening-|url-status=live}}</ref> The production did not reopen, and so its total run was 78 previews and 24 performances.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ivo-van-hoves-revival-of-west-side-story-will-not-reopen-on-broadway| title=Ivo van Hove's Revival of ''West Side Story'' Will Not Reopen on Broadway| first1=Andrew| last1=Gans| first2=Ryan| last2=McPhee| work=Playbill| date=August 9, 2021| access-date=August 9, 2021| archive-date=August 9, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809165904/https://www.playbill.com/article/ivo-van-hoves-revival-of-west-side-story-will-not-reopen-on-broadway| url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other notable US productions and tours===
The [[New York City Center]] Light Opera Company production played for a limited engagement of 31 performances from April 8 to May 3, 1964. The cast featured Don McKay (Tony), [[Julia Migenes]] (Maria) and [[Luba Lisa]] (Anita). It was staged by [[Gerald Freedman]] with choreography re-mounted by Tom Abbott.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/west-side-story-city-center-vault-0000013124 "''West Side Story'', 1964"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153506/http://www.playbill.com/production/west-side-story-city-center-vault-0000013124 |date=May 17, 2018}} ''Playbill'' vault, retrieved May 17, 2018</ref> The Musical Theater of [[Lincoln Center]] and [[Richard Rodgers]] production opened at the [[New York State Theater]], Lincoln Center, in June 1968 and closed in September after 89 performances. Direction and choreography were reproduced by Lee Theodore, and scenery was by Oliver Smith. Tony was played by Kurt Peterson, with [[Victoria Mallory]] as Maria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/westsidestory/westsidestory-legacy.html#object45|title=West Side Story: Birth of a Classic|website=www.loc.gov|date=April 26, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2017|archive-date=December 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206204114/http://loc.gov/exhibits/westsidestory/westsidestory-legacy.html#object45|url-status=live}}</ref> A 1987 US tour starred [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]] as Tony, with [[Valarie Pettiford]] as Anita and was directed by [[Alan Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news | author = Frank, Leah | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/30/nyregion/theater-review-west-side-story-staging-at-its-best.html | title = Theater Review; 'West Side Story': Staging At Its Best | work = The New York Times | date = August 30, 1987 | access-date = February 23, 2017 | archive-date = February 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170215090531/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/30/nyregion/theater-review-west-side-story-staging-at-its-best.html | url-status = live}}</ref>

A national tour, directed by Alan Johnson, was produced in 2002.<ref>[http://www.westsidestory.com/news2002.php Information from the WestSideStory.com "2002 ''West Side Story'' tour archives"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229193102/http://www.westsidestory.com/news2002.php |date=December 29, 2008}}, Westsidestory.com</ref> A national tour of the 2009 Broadway revival began in October 2010 at the [[Fisher Theatre]] in Detroit, Michigan, and toured for two seasons.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136634-West-Side-Story-National-Tour-to-Launch-in-October " 'West Side Story' National Tour to Launch in October"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312015015/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136634-West-Side-Story-National-Tour-to-Launch-in-October |date=March 12, 2010}}, ''Playbill'', February 5, 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Ross-Lekites-Evy-Ortiz-Join-Cast-of-WEST-SIDE-STORY-National-Tour-20111003 |title=Ross Lekites, Evy Ortiz Join Cast of ''West Side Story'' National Tour |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107055333/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Ross-Lekites-Evy-Ortiz-Join-Cast-of-WEST-SIDE-STORY-National-Tour-20111003 |url-status=live}}; and {{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-at-WEST-SIDE-STORY-National-Tour-20111028 |title=Photo Flash: New Cast Joins ''West Side Story'' National Tour! |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104001338/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-at-WEST-SIDE-STORY-National-Tour-20111028 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cast featured [[Kyle Harris]] as Tony and [[Ali Ewoldt]] as Maria.<ref>[http://www.broadwayindetroit.com/engine.cfm?i=83 "Grammy Award-Winning Smash Hit 'West Side Story' Launches National Tour at Detroit's Fisher Theatre"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708094816/http://www.broadwayindetroit.com/engine.cfm?i=83 |date=July 8, 2011}}, broadwayindetroit.com, September 16, 2010, accessed August 18, 2011</ref> [[Chicago Lyric Opera]] staged the musical in 2019 and again in 2023, directed by [[Francesca Zambello]] and choreographed by [[Joshua Bergasse]]; [[Ryan McCartan]] starred as Tony.<ref>MacMillan, Kyle. [https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/4/23747887/west-side-story-review-lyric-opera-chicago-revival "Grand ''West Side Story'' revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house"], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', June 4, 2023</ref>

The musical has also been adapted to be performed as ''Deaf Side Story'' using both English and [[American Sign Language]], with deaf Sharks and hearing Jets.<ref>Mark Rigney. ''Deaf Side Story: Deaf Sharks, Hearing Jets, and a Classic American Musical''. [http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/bookpage/DSSbookpage.html Book description] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517114422/http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/bookpage/DSSbookpage.html |date=May 17, 2014}}</ref>

===International productions===
The first Australian production opened in October 1960 at the [[Princess Theatre (Melbourne)|Princess Theatre]] in Melbourne, before touring to the [[New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney|Tivoli Theatre]] in Sydney in February 1961. Subsequent Australian tours have been staged in 1983, 1994, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/118|title=AusStage – ''West Side Story'' |website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144214/https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/118|url-status=live}}</ref> and twice in 2019.<ref>James, Erin. [https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/opera-australia-will-present-two-different-productions-of-west-side-story-in-2019 ''West Side Story'' in 2019"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417220703/https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/opera-australia-will-present-two-different-productions-of-west-side-story-in-2019 |date=April 17, 2019}}, Aussietheatre.com.au, July 20, 2018, accessed September 20, 2019</ref> It returned to [[Haruhisa Handa|Handa]] Opera on [[Sydney Harbour]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/forbidden-love-fierce-rivalry-west-side-story-gets-a-breath-of-new-life-on-sydney-harbour-20240118-p5ey7r.html|access-date=March 16, 2022|title=Forbidden love. Fierce rivalry. ''West Side Story'' gets a breath of new life on Sydney Harbour|author=Helen Pitt |date=January 23, 2024|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>

[[Staatstheater Nürnberg]] staged the first German production in 1972 in a German translation by [[Marcel Prawy]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.curt.de/inhalt/artikel/13211/43/|access-date=March 16, 2024|title=Theaterwegweiser im Oktober|language=de|date=October 1, 2019|magazine=CURT Magazin}}</ref> which had been used for the first Austrian staging in 1968 at the [[Vienna Volksoper]] with [[Julia Migenes]] and [[Adolf Dallapozza]], conducted by [[Lawrence Leonard]].<ref name=Clarke>{{cite web|url=http://operetta-research-center.org/german-cast-recordings-west-side-story/|access-date=March 14, 2024|title=German Cast Recordings of ''West Side Story''|date=June 20, 2015|author=Kevin Clarke|author-link=Kevin Clarke (music historian)|website=Operetta Research Center}}</ref> The first [[East Germany|East German]] production took place in Leipzig in 1984 with [[Dagmar Schellenberger]] and Stephan Spiewok and the [[Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra|Gewandhaus Orchestra]].<ref name=Clarke />

A 2000 Hong Kong production with Cantonese lyrics featured [[Paul Wong (musician)|Paul Wong]] as Tony at the outdoor plaza of [[Hong Kong Cultural Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yip|first=Paul|title=West Side Story|url=http://www.theatrespace.org/portfolio-items/west-side-story/?lang=en|date=November 24, 2000|access-date=January 24, 2022|website=劇場空間 Theatre Space|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104195318/http://www.theatrespace.org/portfolio-items/west-side-story/?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Canada's [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] performed ''West Side Story'' in 1999, starring [[Tyley Ross]] as Tony and [[Ma-Anne Dionisio]] as Maria, and again in 2009,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/647048 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]| first=Richard | last=Ouzounian | title=This Story achieves greatness | date=June 8, 2009 | access-date=September 18, 2017 | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025040209/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/647048 | url-status=live}}</ref> The Austrian [[Bregenzer Festspiele|Bregenz Festival]] presented the musical in the German translation by Prawy in 2003 and 2004, directed by [[Francesca Zambello]], followed by a German tour.<ref>[http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/news/news.html "''West Side Story'' News, Bregenz Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805051830/http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/news/news.html |date=August 5, 2011}}, westsidestory.com, accessed August 18, 2011</ref> An international tour (2005–2010), directed and choreographed by Joey McKneely played in Tokyo, Paris, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, São Paulo, France, Taiwan, China, Italy, Rotterdam and Spain.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lash|first=Larry| url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935397.html |title=Review: ''West Side Story''|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date = November 12, 2007 | access-date = August 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>Loveridge, Lizzie. [http://www.curtainup.com/westsidestory50lond.html " 'West Side Story' 50th Anniversary Production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817093349/http://www.curtainup.com/westsidestory50lond.html |date=August 17, 2008}}, Curtain Up, August 1, 2008, accessed August 17, 2008</ref>

[[Novosibirsk Globus Theatre]] staged the musical in Russia in 2007 with conductor [[Keith Clark (conductor)|Keith Clark]], a former pupil of Bernstein's, who also conducted the 2010 Moscow production.<ref>{{cite news|title=New ''West Side Story'' Debuts in Moscow|work=[[The Moscow Times]]|date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> A French language adaptation, translated by Philippe Gobeille, opened in [[Montreal]], Quebec, in March 2008.<ref>[http://www.westsidestory08.com/artisans.html Information about the translation (in French only)] westsidestory08.com, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926180941/http://www.westsidestory08.com/artisans.html |date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> A Philippine version played in 2008 at the [[Meralco Theater]]. It featured [[Christian Bautista]] as Tony, [[Karylle]] and Joanna Ampil as Maria.<ref>[http://thefilipinoweb.com/music/west-side-story-at-the-meralco-theater-this-september/ "''West Side Story'' at the Meralco Theater this September"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905065700/http://thefilipinoweb.com/music/west-side-story-at-the-meralco-theater-this-september/ |date=September 5, 2008}}, Thefilipinoweb, July 2, 2008, accessed August 18, 2011</ref> In 2011, a Lima production was produced by "Preludio Asociación Cultural" with [[Marco Zunino]] as Tony, [[Rossana Fernández-Maldonado]] as Maria, [[Jesús Neyra]] as Bernardo, [[Tati Alcántara]] as Anita and [[Joaquín de Orbegoso]] as Riff.<ref>[http://www.larepublica.pe/01-06-2011/marco-zunino-y-rossana-fernandez-maldonado-protagonizan-amor-sin-barreras Marco Zunino y Rossana Fernández Maldonado protagonizan Amor sin barreras] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820081241/http://www.larepublica.pe/01-06-2011/marco-zunino-y-rossana-fernandez-maldonado-protagonizan-amor-sin-barreras |date=August 20, 2012}} La República Perú, accessed June 1, 2011</ref>

A Japanese production ran from November 2019 to January 2020, at the IHI Stage Around Tokyo, featuring a double cast with [[Mamoru Miyano]] and [[Shouta Aoi]] as Tony, and [[Kii Kitano]] and Rena Sasamoto as Maria, with [[Suzuko Mimori]] as Anita, [[Ryuji Kamiyama]] as Riff, and [[Masataka Nakagauchi]] as Bernardo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/337084|title=360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか|trans-title=Mamoru Miyano, Shouta Aoi and others in ''West Side Story'' at 360° Theater|language=ja|work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|date=2019-06-26|access-date=2019-12-23|archive-date=November 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130060346/https://natalie.mu/stage/news/337084|url-status=live}}</ref>

A South Korean production is set to run from November 2022 to February 2023 at the Chungmu Art Center in Seoul.<ref>[https://www.westsidestory.com/calendar/2022/11/17/chungmu-art-center-seoul-south-korea "Chungmu Art Center, Seoul, South Korea"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926061136/https://www.westsidestory.com/calendar/2022/11/17/chungmu-art-center-seoul-south-korea |date=September 26, 2022 }}, ''West Side Story'' Film, accessed September 26, 2022</ref> [[Kim Junsu]], Go Eunsung, and Park Kanghyun are cast as Tony, with Lee Jisoo and Han Jae-ah as Maria and [[Leo (singer)|Jung Taekwoon]] as Riff.<ref>진보연. [http://www.sctoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=38875 "뮤지컬 ‘웨스트 사이드 스토리’ 캐스팅 공개…“김준수, 박강현, 고은성, 이지수 등 출연”"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926061140/http://www.sctoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=38875 |date=September 26, 2022 }}, Seoul Culture Today, accessed September 26, 2022</ref>