West Side Story Suite

"West Side Story Suite" is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the 1957 music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Irene Sharaff and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The premiere took place at New York State Theater on May 18, 1995. Nikolaj Hübbe, Jock Soto and Peter Boal all chose to include "West Side Story Suite" in their farewell performances at City Ballet.

Cast

original

*Nancy Ticotin
*Elena Diner
*Natalie Toro
*Robert La Fosse
*Jock Soto
*Nikolaj Hübbe

Winter 2008

*Faye Arthurs
*Georgina Pazcoguin
*Gretchen Smith
*Benjamin Millepied
*Amar Ramasar
*Damian Woetzel

References

*"Playbill", New York City Ballet, Tuesday, April 29, 2008

*"Repertory Week", New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 1

External links

* [http://jeromerobbins.org/ The Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust website]

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/arts/dance/12hubb.html NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, February 12, 2008]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/arts/dance/11ball.html NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, February 11, 2008]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/arts/dance/21soto.html NY Times review by Jack Anderson, June 21, 2005]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE6DC1238F934A35755C0A9639C8B63 NY Times review by Gia Kourlas, June 7, 2005]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DF1E39F931A35754C0A963958260 NY Times article by Anna Kisselgoff, July 2, 1995]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DD113BF933A15756C0A963958260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, May 20, 1995]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEED81131F937A25756C0A963958260 NY Times article by Avery Corman, May 14, 1995]