Editing West Side Story (section)

===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>