# the San Francisco Symphony performs Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story at Davies Symphony Hall, June 27, 2013

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[Davies Symphony Hall](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, June 27, 2013

Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story

## Act One

[7:58 PM go! 8:02 PM lights down]

1. Prologue
2. _Jet Song_ (Riff, Jets)
3. _Something's Coming_ (Tony)  
   
the Dance at the Gym
4. i. Blues
5. ii. Promenade
6. iii. Mambo
7. iv. Cha-Cha
8. v. Meeting Scene (Tony, Maria)
9. vi. Jump  
   

10. _Maria_ (Tony)
11. Balcony Scene: _Tonight_ (Tony, Maria)
12. _America_ (Anita, Rosalia, Shark girls)
13. _Cool_ (Riff, Jets)
14. _One Hand, One Heart_ (Tony, Maria)
15. _Tonight_ (Riff, Bernardo, Anita, Tony, Maria, Sharks, Jets)
16. The Rumble  
[9:00 PM set ends]

## Act Two
 
[9:21 PM lights down]

1. _I Feel Pretty_ (Maria, Francisca, Rosalia, Consuelo)  
   
Ballet Sequence
2. i. Scherzo
3. ii. _Somewhere_ (Girl)
4. iii. Procession and Nightmare (company)  
   

5. _Gee, Officer Krupke_ (Action, Diesel, A-rab, Baby John, Jets)
6. _A Boy Like That_ (Anita) and _I Have a Love_ (Maria)
7. Taunting Scene
8. Finale (Maria, Tony)  
[9:52 PM set ends]

## Performers

### Cast

* Julia Bullock as a _girl_: vox;
* Louise Marie Cornillez as _Consuelo_: vox;
* Zach Ford as _Diesel_: vox;
* [Juliana Hansen](http://julianahansen.com/) as _Rosalia_: vox;
* [Cheyenne Jackson](http://www.cheyennejackson.com/) as _Tony_: vox;
* [Justin Keyes](http://www.thisisjustinkeyes.com/) as _Action_: vox;
* [Kelly Markgraf](http://kellymarkgraf.com/) as _Bernardo_: vox;
* Chris Meissner as _A-rab_: vox;
* David Michael Laffey as _Big Deal_: vox;
* [Alexandra Silber](http://alexandrasilber.blogspot.com/) as _Maria_: vox;
* Cassie Simone as _Francisca_: vox;
* Michael Taylor as _Officer Krupke_: vox;
* [Kevin Vortmann](http://www.kevinvortmann.com/) as _Riff_: vox;
* [Jessica Vosk](http://www.jessicavosk.com/) as _Anita_: vox.

### San Francisco Symphony

* [Michael Tilson Thomas](http://www.michaeltilsonthomas.com/): conductor;
* symphony members vary by program, see [[http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors|the current list]].

### San Francisco Symphony Chorus

* Ragnar Bolin: director;
* [unidentified performers](http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors/SFS-Chorus/Chorus-Roster) appearing as members of the _Jets_, _Sharks_ and _shop girls_.

### Production Credits

* Leonard Bernstein: composer, orchestrator;
* Jay Binder: casting;
* Michael Donovan: casting;
* Irwin Kostal: orchestration;
* Arthur Laurents: book;
* Sid Ramen: orchestration;
* Jerome Robbins: original conception, choreography, and direction;
* Steven Sondheim: lyricist.

## Notes

What a fun show! Unfortunately, it's a lot less fun without the dancing and stagecraft that accompanied the original production, much less the incredible 1961 film.

I'll give MTT five stars for guts in reviving this work -- it would be a real shame for Bernstein to become a forgotten composer -- but ultimately, my take is that without the visuals, the work is just a less than compelling collection of songs.

Mark Swed -- gallivanting around SF this weekend -- posted a thoroughly illuminating [review](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-sf-west-side-story-review-20130702-story.html) of the Sunday afternoon gig in the L.A. Times.

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