Editing West Side Story (section)

===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>