Venue: Sadler's Wells and UK Tour

Dates: 2008/2009

With groundbreaking choreography by the legendary Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, an unforgettable score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story changed the face of musical theatre forever.

Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and packed with unforgettable songs including Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty. The movie version went on to win an incredible 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and further cemented the reputation of this undoubted masterpiece.

In 2008, 50 years after the show made its London debut, Joey McKneely’s vibrant new stage production of the classic dance musical toured throughout the UK after sell-out success in London and wild critical acclaim in in Tokyo, Paris and Beijing.