EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Fiddlehead Theatre's West Side Story

The legendary musical love story comes to Boston’s Strand Theatre.

Kim Corbett and Jeffrey Zicker star as Tony and Maria in Fiddlehead Theatre Company's West Side Story.
Kim Corbett and Jeffrey Zicker star as Tony and Maria in Fiddlehead Theatre Company's West Side Story.
(courtesy Fiddlehead Theatre Company/Matt McKee )

Fiddlehead Theatre Company kicks off its 21st season with a production of West Side Story, beginning performances October 16 at Boston's historic Strand Theatre.

The musical features a classic score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, with a book by Arthur Laurents. The Romeo and Juliet story of star-crossed lovers Tony (Jeffrey Zicker) and Maria (Kim Corbett) is set in Manhattan amid a turf battle between warring gangs: the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. The cast also stars Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva as Bernardo, Theo Lencicki as Riff, and Pamela Turpen as Anita.

Arthur Cuadros, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva (Bernardo), and Xavier Reyes.
Arthur Cuadros, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva (Bernardo), and Xavier Reyes.
(courtesy Fiddlehead Theatre Company/Matt McKee)

The production will be costumed and directed by Stacey Stephens, with original choreography recreated by Wendy Hall, and music direction by Charles Peltz, who will conduct a 22-piece orchestra.

Pamela Turpen as Anita (left) and Kim Corbett as Maria
Pamela Turpen as Anita and  Kim Corbett as Maria.
(courtesy Fiddlehead Theatre Company/Matt McKee)

For tickets and more information, click here.

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