£28.50
Date 12/12/1958
London Her Majesty's Theatre – West Side Story – 1958
An original theatre programme for West Side Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, dated 12 December 1958, from the first London production of the landmark musical.
The cast includes Don McKay, Mary Preston, Roberta D’esti, George Chakiris and Lindsay Dolan, with cast changes noted.
With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this is a key piece of theatre memorabilia and a highlight among old theatre programmes of the 1950s.
| Production | West Side Story |
|---|---|
| Venue | Her Majesty's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Don McKay – Mary Preston, Roberta D'esti – George Chakiris, Muareen Sims – Lindsay Dolan. |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, cast changes noted
Did you know?
- George Chakiris played Riff on the London stage, then won an Academy Award as Bernardo in the 1961 film.
- The show transplants Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to the streets of New York, with a book by Arthur Laurents and choreography by Jerome Robbins.
- Her Majesty’s Theatre was built for Herbert Beerbohm Tree and opened in 1897.
SKU: T01352
