West Side Story Brisbane and Perth Cast Announced
The line up on stage in Brisbane for Opera Australia and GWB Entertainment’s production of West Side Story at QPAC in July and August 2021 features a line-up of local Queensland talent, including leading ladies Sophie Salvesani (Maria) and Angelina Thomson (Anita) alongside Jade Coutts, Grace Driscoll, Sebastien Golenko and Jake O’Brien will join the next generation of musical theatre stars in the production which will open in Brisbane on 24 July, following a season at Crown in Perth.
Considered one of the greatest pieces of musical theatre ever written, this 2021 production will also feature Nigel Huckle as Tony, Temujin Tera as Bernado and Noah Mullins in the role of Riff.
(Link to full cast https://opera.org.au/events/west-side-story)
A modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet; West Side Story tells the tale of two young people whose happiness is destroyed by the hate of two enemy camps in New York City’s urban jungle. The “Jets”, sons of previous immigrants to America, battle the new arrivals from Puerto Rico, the “Sharks”, for domination of the streets.
With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the score of West Side Story includes “Maria”, “Tonight”, “America”, “I Feel Pretty” and “ Somewhere”. This production also features Jerome Robbins’ original choreography.
Photo by Jeff Busby