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Production Team and Crew

Producer - Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince
Director and Choreographer - Jerome Robbins
Co-Choreographer - Peter Gennaro
Set Design - Oliver Smith
Costume Design - Irene Sharaff
Lighting Design - Jean Rosenthal
Musical Direction - Joseph Lewis
Orchestrations - Leonard Bernstein with Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal


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Original Cast

The Jets
Riff (The Leader) - Thomas Hasson
Tony (His Friend) - Larry Kert
Action - Gus Trikonis
A-Rab - Alan Johnson
Baby John - Eliot Feld
Snowboy - Vince Baggetta
Big Deal - Tucker Smith
Diesel - Eddie Miller
Gee-Tar - Jerry Norman
Mouthpiece - Bob Kole
Tiger - Richard Corrigan
Shorty - Gary Scharff

Their Girls
Graziella - Lynn Bowin
Velma - Audrey Hays
Minnie - Sue Ostrowsky
Clarice - Lee Lewis
Anybodys - Sandy Leeds

The Sharks
Bernardo (The Leader) - Carmine Terra
Maria (His Sister) - Leila Martin
Anita (His Girl) - Devra Korwin
Chino (His Friend) - Erne Castaldo
Pepe - Barry Burns
Indio - Ed Kresley
Luis - Ben Vargas
Anxious - Danii Prior
Nibbles - Ed Dutton
Juano - Miguel De Vega
Toro - Kent Thomas

Their Girls
Rosalia - Gloria Lambert
Consuelo - Ann Marisse
Teresita - Ella Thompson
Francisca - Ann Marie Moylan
Estella - Gennii Prior
Margarita - Barbara Richman

The Adults
Doc - Albert M. Ottenheimer
Schrank - Arch Johnson
Krupke - Roger Franklin
Glad Hand - Ross Hertz


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Theatrical Production
Producer(s): Robert E. Griffith
Harold S. Prince
Director(s): Jerome Robbins
Opening Date: October 8, 1959
Closing Date: April 23, 1960
Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein
Music: Stephen Sondheim

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