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The beloved classic tale of star-crossed lovers is coming to the Jones College stage. “West Side Story” will run at the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Auditorium from April 4-6. There will be evening shows at 7 ...
Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed Velma, the Jet girl, in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and the iconic 1961 film adaptation, has passed away at the age of 87. According to her ...
D'Andrea's most celebrated role was as Velma, a member of the Jets, in the original 1957 Broadway production of "West Side Story." She also understudied the role of Anybodys during the production.
"West Side Story" isn't the happiest, most uplifting musical in the Broadway repertoire, but it just might be the best. It's certainly one of the most ambitious productions ever mounted by St ...
By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the classic 1961 film, has died.
West Side Story comes to the Alhambra Theatre ... love story of Tony and Maria amid the fierce rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in 1950s New York City. With celebrated songs like "Tonight ...
Ever since the Broadway debut of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story in 1957, theatre companies, schools and other community drama groups across the world have viewed it as one of the most challenging ...