ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 at 7:00 PM
THE AIKEN THEATRE AT THE CENTRE
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
EVANSVILLE, IN (2012) – The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Evansville. WEST SIDE STORY will play at the Aiken Theatre at The Centre for one performance only, Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 7:00 PM. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
Tickets for WEST SIDE STORY are on sale now and start at $22.00. Tickets can be purchased at The Centre, by visiting Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Discounts are available for Broadway at The Centre subscribers and groups of 10 or more by calling (812) 435-5544.
WEST SIDE STORY tells the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to rise above the hatred and intolerance that surrounds them. WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,†“Tonight,†“America,†“I Feel Pretty†and “Somewhere.â€
The Associated Press says WEST SIDE STORY “remains Broadway’s best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout.†Variety says, “The true stars of WEST SIDE STORY are Jerome Robbins’ graceful, endlessly expressive choreography and Leonard Bernstein’s score, which still sounds bracingly modern a half-century after it was first heard. The music is a primal force.â€
WEST SIDE STORY is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut.
WEST SIDE STORY features scenic designs by James Youmans, costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard, lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley and sound design by Peter McBoyle
Jam Theatricals is proud to present WEST SIDE STORY as part of the 2012-13 D. PATRICK PRESENTS Broadway at the Centre season with media sponsors The Evansville Courier Press and WFIE-TV.
ABOUT JAM THEATRICALS (PRESENTER)
Jam Theatricals is a Chicago-based entertainment company that presents and produces Broadway engagements throughout North America. Under the direction of co-founders Arny Granat and Steve Traxler, Jam Theatricals manages subscription seasons in more than 30 cities. Jam Theatricals and its principals are the recipients of five Tony Awards® for producing Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Revival of a Play, 2005), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Best Musical, 2005), The History Boys (Best Play, 2006), August: Osage County (Best Play, 2008) and Hair (Best Revival of a Musical, 2009). Additional Broadway credits include: One Man Two Guvnors, Spiderman, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Retreat from Moscow, The Wedding Singer, Talk Radio, Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Seafarer, The Homecoming, November, Sunday in the Park with George, Speed-the-Plow, 9 to 5, Blithe Spirit, Race, Come Fly Away and The Addams Family. Jam Theatricals is proud to produce this seasons 30th Anniversary revival of Glengarry, Glen Ross by David Mamet starring Al Pacino and the World Premiere of Mamet’s new play The Anarchist starring Tony Award winner, Patti Lupone, and Debra Winger in her Broadway debut. For more information, please visit www.jamtheatricals.com.
