West Side Story

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Event West Side Story
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Australian Premiere
First Date 29 October 1960
Opening Date 29 October 1960
Last Date February 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Australian premiere of the American musical with a primarily American cast.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Philip A'vard Actor
Ronne Arnold Actor
Joe Bennett Actor
Judy Callaghan Actor
Suzanne Charny Actor
Reg Collins Actor
Joel Craig Actor
Lloyd Cunnington Actor
Bryan da Silva Actor
Julie Day Actor
Margo De Barr Actor
B J De Simone Actor
Terry Donovan Actor
Mercedes Ellington Actor
Jillian FitzGerald Actor
Colin Griffith Actor
Bob Kole Actor
Keith Little Actor
Ken Mansfield Actor
Jack Manuel Actor
William Maynard Actor
Beth McDonald Actor
Robin Miller Actor
John Mineo Actor
Albin Pahernik Actor
Ernest Parham Actor
Dellas Rennie Actor
Diana Rivera Actor
Stephen Ross Actor
Joseph Smith Actor
Joseph Szabo Actor
Rita Tanno Actor
Vic Vallaro Actor
Ben Vargas Actor
Wendy Waring Actor
Yvonne West Actor
Dennis Williams Actor
Arline Woods Actor
Ted Zeigler Actor
Ben Vargas Choreographer
Leonard Bernstein Composer
John Truscott Costume Designer
Joe Calvan Director
Jean Rosenthal Lighting Designer
Stephen Sondheim Lyricist
Dobbs Franks Musical Director
Oliver Smith Set Designer
Harry Starling Stage Director
Carolyn Fairley Stage Manager
Arthur Laurents Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Choruses not indexed. Based on the original production, produced and directed by Jerome Robbins.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 17686