{"id":1243,"date":"2016-06-13T14:29:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T14:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psf.2ss.net\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2020-03-02T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:30:12","slug":"a-battle-for-supremacy-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city-west-side-story-opens-at-pennsylvania-shakespeare-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/press\/a-battle-for-supremacy-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city-west-side-story-opens-at-pennsylvania-shakespeare-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"A Battle for Supremacy on the Streets of New York City: West Side Story Opens at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lisa Higgins \u2022 610.282.WILL, ext. 4
\nJune 13, 2016\u00a0Lisa.Higgins@pashakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Center Valley, PA \u2013 The groundbreaking musical West Side Story opens on the Main Stage at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and officially launches the company\u2019s 25th anniversary season.<\/p>\n

Directed by PSF\u2019s Associate Artistic Director\u00a0Dennis Razze<\/strong>,\u00a0West Side Story\u00a0<\/em>previews June 15 and June 16 for the preview performances, opens June 17, and continues through July 3. The production is sponsored by\u00a0Alvin H. Butz, Inc<\/strong>. and co-sponsored by\u00a0Air Products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Advance ticket sales exceed 85% of the total 10,410 seat capacity for all 22 performances. The production may match or exceed last season\u2019s record-breaking attendance of 10,678 of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWest Side Story remains one of the greatest achievements in the American musical theatre,\u201d says director\u00a0Dennis Razze<\/strong>. \u201cFew Broadway scores are as successful and memorable as Leonard Bernstein\u2019s, and Robbins\u2019 choreography set the standard for all of the dance musicals that were to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Jerome Robbins\u2019 timeless tale, tensions run high in the streets of New York City. The Jets, led by\u00a0Nathan Madden<\/strong>\u00a0as Riff, vie for city turf with the Sharks, a newly-arrived Puerto Rican gang, led by\u00a0Charles South<\/strong>\u00a0as Bernardo. While they fight, Bernardo\u2019s sister Maria, played by\u00a0MaryJoanna Grisso<\/strong>, falls in love with Riff\u2019s best friend Tony, portrayed by\u00a0Austin Colby.<\/strong>\u00a0To protect each other, Maria and Tony keep their romance secret. Riff challenges Bernardo to a fight to determine which gang will run the streets once and for all.<\/p>\n

Karli Dinardo<\/strong>\u00a0portrays Anita, Bernardo\u2019s lover;\u00a0Joe Vincent<\/strong>\u00a0as Doc, with\u00a0William Zielinski<\/strong>\u00a0playing Lieutenant Shrank.\u00a0Julian Alvarez<\/strong>\u00a0is Pepe, with\u00a0Kelsey Denae<\/strong>\u00a0playing Rosalia, and\u00a0Gaby Gamache<\/strong>\u00a0as Consuela.<\/p>\n

Stephen Casey<\/strong>\u00a0returns to PSF this season to restage Jerome Robbins\u2019 original choreography.\u00a0Nathan Diehl<\/strong>\u00a0serves as Music Director\/Conductor for this musical masterpiece. Tony-nominee\u00a0Michael McDonald<\/strong>\u00a0designed costumes. The design team includes\u00a0Steven TenEyck<\/strong>, sets;\u00a0Eric T. Haugen<\/strong>, lights, and\u00a0Ian P. Carr<\/strong>, sound.\u00a0Arianna Knapp<\/strong>serves as projection supervisor and\u00a0Michael Rossmy<\/strong>\u00a0is fight director.
\nPerformances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm; Tuesdays at 7pm; Sunday, June 19 at 7:30pm; 2:00pm matinees are Wednesday June 22 and 29, Saturday June 25 and July 2, and Sunday June 19, 26 and July 3. An audio described performance will be held on Wednesday, June 29 at 8pm. Single tickets start at $25; youth prices are available.<\/p>\n

Dinner with Dennis and Deb<\/em>, a specialty dinner themed to the production that offers behind-the-scenes insights, are Saturday, June 25 and Wednesday June 29 at 5:30pm. Meet the cast for an informal talk back after the show on Thursday, June 23 and 30.<\/p>\n

The Festival\u2019s 25th season also includes:\u00a0The Little Mermaid\u00a0<\/em>(through August 6);\u00a0Julius Caesar\u00a0<\/em>(June 22-July 17);\u00a0The Taming of the Shrew\u00a0<\/em>(July 13-Aug 7);\u00a0Blithe Spirit<\/em>\u00a0(July 21-Aug 7);\u00a0Love\u2019s Labour\u2019s Lost\u00a0<\/em>(July 27-August 3) and\u00a0Shakespeare for Kids\u00a0<\/em>(July 27-Aug 6).<\/p>\n

One-night events include the return of the\u00a0The Great Divorce<\/em>, a one-man performance by Philadelphia actor\u00a0Anthony Lawton<\/strong>, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis. The performance will take place on Monday, June 27th at 7:30pm. Tenor\u00a0Mike Eldred,\u00a0<\/strong>who played Valjean on Broadway and in PSF’s acclaimed production of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0last season, will return with pianist\u00a0Jeff Steinberg<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Songs of Life and Love,\u00a0<\/em>a medley of Broadway songs on Monday, August 1st at 7:30pm. Both performances are on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Kund Nolan<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Timothy E. Nolan<\/strong>\u00a0are serving as season sponsors for the third time in the Festival\u2019s 25-year history. Associate season sponsors are the\u00a0Harry C. Trexler Trust, Linda Lapos<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Paul Wirth, Dr. James<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Penny Pantano<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Szarko Family<\/strong>. The season media sponsor is The Morning Call.<\/p>\n

PSF is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Shakespeare Theatre Association, the Lehigh Valley Arts Council, and Discover Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n

For ticket information, contact PSF at 610-282-WILL [9445], ext. 1, or online at www.pashakespeare.org.
\nMedia representatives: High res photos available. Please contact: Lisa Higgins, 610.282.WILL [9455] or\u00a0Lisa.Higgins@pashakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Principal Artist Bios<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dennis Razze<\/strong>\u00a0(Director;\u00a0West Side Story;\u00a0<\/em>PSF Associate Artistic Director) is the chairman of the theatre department of DeSales University where he has been a faculty member for the last 31 years. He is also a founding member of PSF. Last summer, he directed PSF\u2019s critically\u00a0acclaimed production of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables.<\/em>\u00a0He has directed many of PSF\u2019s productions including\u00a0Fiddler\u00a0on the\u00a0Roof<\/em>,\u00a0Oklahoma!<\/em>,\u00a0Sweeney Todd<\/em>,\u00a0South Pacific<\/em>,\u00a0A Funny Thing\u2026Forum<\/em>,\u00a01776<\/em>,\u00a0Cyrano de Bergerac<\/em>,\u00a0My Fair Lady<\/em>,\u00a0Amadeus<\/em>,\u00a0Man of La Mancha<\/em>,\u00a0The Taming of the Shrew<\/em>,\u00a0Twelfth Night<\/em>,\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, and\u00a0As You Like It<\/em>. Mr. Razze also composed musical scores for PSF\u2019s\u00a0Cyrano<\/em>,\u00a0The Tempest<\/em>,\u00a0The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/em>,\u00a0Twelfth Night<\/em>,\u00a0Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, and\u00a0A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>. He was awarded Certificates of Merit from the American College Theatre Festival for his direction of\u00a0Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>,\u00a0Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Music Man<\/em>\u00a0and he was the guest director for Lehigh University\u2019s production of\u00a0The Music Man<\/em>\u00a0at Zoellner Arts Center in 2003.<\/p>\n

Arianna Knapp<\/strong>\u00a0(Projection Supervisor) is the Vice President of SenovvA, Inc. (www.senovva.com) and a director of SenovvA Europe. She brought four shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival including two original musicals.\u00a0Her work as video production supervisor brought her to The Ahmanson Theatre in L.A., The Royal Alexandra in Toronto, Berkeley Rep in California, the Alliance in Atlanta, and Center Stage in Baltimore. Arianna served as the Artistic Director of North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) for three years in Beverly, Massachusetts. Broadway credits include\u00a0American Idiot, Bring It On<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Something Rotten<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Stephen Casey<\/strong>\u00a0(Choreography) PSF: Les Mis\u00e9rables, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Forum, 1776.<\/em>\u00a0For\u00a0Bristol Riverside Theatre, he choreographed\u00a0Man of La Mancha, Ragtime\u00a0<\/em>(Barrymore nomination),\u00a0What a Glorious Feeling, Pride and Prejudice, Rent,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Little Shop of Horrors\u00a0<\/em>(Barrymore nomination).\u00a0 For\u00a0The Montgomery Theatre he directed and choreographed\u00a0Forever Plaid, The Great American Trailerpark Christmas Musical,\u00a0Marry\u00a0Me a Little,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Musical of Musicals<\/em>\u00a0(Barrymore nomination).\u00a0 For\u00a0West Virginia Public Theatre he directed and choreographed\u00a0Footloose, All Shook Up!,\u00a0Tommy<\/em>, and choreographed\u00a0Anything Goes<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Dames at Sea<\/em>. For Arizona Broadway Theatre he directed and choreographed\u00a0White Christmas<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Carousel<\/em>, and will return this fall\u00a0for A Christmas Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Nathan Diehl<\/strong>\u00a0(Music Director\/Conductor) returns to PSF for his sixth season at PSF having most recently conducted\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>.\u00a0At DeSales, Nathan has musical directed, conducted, and accompanied more than a dozen Act 1 productions.\u00a0As an educator, he teaches elementary music and serves as music department coordinator at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem<\/p>\n

Steven TenEyck<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Set Designer) Companies include Madison Opera, Syracuse Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Tacoma Opera, Anchorage Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Syracuse Stage, TACT\u2013NYC, Big Art Group NYC, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Kitchen Theatre Company, The Hangar Theatre, Merry-go-Round, Ensemble Theatre, and The Herson Group Ltd. Beyond his freelance work, Steve teaches lighting design at Ithaca College and received his MFA from the University of Washington in Seattle and is a member of United Scenic Artists 829.<\/p>\n

Michael McDonald<\/strong>\u00a0(Costume Design) Broadway & London West End:\u00a0Hair\u00a0<\/em>(Tony, Drama Desk and Hewes Award nominations). Off-Broadway:\u00a0Straight\u00a0<\/em>(Theater Row)\u00a0The Irish Curse<\/em>\u00a0(Soho Rep),\u00a0A Perfect Future<\/em>\u00a0(Cherry Lane Theater),\u00a0Jericho\u00a0<\/em>(59E59),\u00a0Almost Home<\/em>\u00a0(The Directors Co.),\u00a0Amahl and the Night Visitors<\/em>\u00a0(Lincoln Center). Regional:\u00a0La Cage Aux Folles<\/em>\u00a0(Goodspeed);\u00a0God of Carnage, [Title of Show], Sex with Stranger<\/em>\u00a0(George Street Playhouse);\u00a0Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0(PSF);\u00a0Take Me Out<\/em>\u00a0(Repertory Theatre of St. Louis);\u00a0Johnny Baseball<\/em>\u00a0(American Repertory Theater);\u00a0All The Way, Dirty Blond, Spring Awakening, Omnium Gatherum\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Crowns\u00a0<\/em>(Zachary Scott Theatre).<\/p>\n

Eric T. Haugen<\/strong>\u00a0(Lighting Designer) In recent seasons, Eric has designed the lighting for some of the more memorable PSF productions such as:\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker, King Lear, Amadeus,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0My Fair Lady<\/em>, among others. His theatrical lighting has been seen Off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country. Eric\u2019s Orlando, FL based company, Luminous Design Studios, provides lighting designs for television, themed entertainment, and architectural projects worldwide.<\/p>\n

Ian P. Carr<\/strong>\u00a0(Sound Designer) Ian has spent the last few years as sound engineer of Broadway national tours including\u00a0Legally Blonde: The Musical, Rock of Ages,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Sister Act the Musical.\u00a0<\/em>Recent PSF designs include\u00a0Fiddler on the Roof\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Les Miserables.\u00a0<\/em>Currently, Ian is Head of Sound on the 1st National Tour of Disney\u2019s\u00a0Newsies.<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Rossmy<\/strong>\u00a0(Fight Director) PSF: Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet<\/em>) Broadway:\u00a0A Tale of Two Cities<\/em>. Regional: Yale REP, The Atlantic, The Geffen Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, The Old Globe, The Long Wharf, Primary Stages, Delaware REP, Red Bull Theater, SoHo REP, The MUNY, Baltimore\u2019s Center Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Public, Huntington, and others. Michael teaches Stage Combat at the Yale School of Drama and is the Stage Combat Supervisor for undergraduate productions at Yale College.<\/p>\n

Julian Alvarez<\/strong>\u00a0(Pepe) London\/ West End:\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0(Chino). Select regional:\u00a0RENT<\/em>\u00a0(Angel) at BRT,\u00a0Evita<\/em>\u00a0(North Carolina Theater),\u00a0The Pirates of Penzance<\/em>\u00a0(Sergeant) at BRT,\u00a0Miss Saigon<\/em>\u00a0(Merry-Go-Round),\u00a0The King and I<\/em>\u00a0(Ogunquit Playhouse) and The 50TH Anniversary World Tour of\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Austin Colby\u00a0<\/strong>(Tony) National Tour:\u00a0The Sound of Music<\/em>\u00a0(dir. Jack O’Brien); Regional: Signature Theatre:\u00a0West Side Story, Simply Sondheim, Crossing<\/em>; Arena Stage:\u00a0Smokey Joe’s Cafe<\/em>; Olney Theatre Center:\u00a0Forever Plaid, Spring Awakening<\/em>; Theatre by the Sea:\u00a0Disney’s Little Mermaid<\/em>; Cortland Repertory Theatre:\u00a0Joseph\u2026Dreamcoat<\/em>. Education: James Madison University.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Denae<\/strong>\u00a0(Rosalia)is making her PSF debut with this beautiful and timeless story. A Wisconsin native (GO PACK GO!), Kelsey holds a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and now resides in New York City. NYC:\u00a0Shark Attack!,<\/em>\u00a0Joan of Arc, Bloodlines<\/em>. Regional: 9 to 5, Always…Patsy Cline, On Golden Pond, Les Mis\u00e9rables, SHOUT!, Wonderful Town, Rent<\/em>.
\nKarli Dinardo<\/strong>\u00a0(Anita) The Melbourne born Aussie’s credits include: Anita in\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0(Engeman), Graziella\/Shark Girl in\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0(Carnegie Hall), Alex Owens in\u00a0Flashdance The Musical\u00a0<\/em>(National\/Canada Tour),\u00a0Revolution In The Elbow<\/em>\u2026 (Minetta Lane Theater, Off-Broadway),\u00a042nd Street<\/em>\u00a0(ACCC),\u00a0The Pajama Game<\/em>\u00a0(GP).<\/p>\n

Gaby Gamache<\/strong>\u00a0(Consuela; Anita u\/s) PSF Debut,\u00a0West Side Story\u00a0<\/em>#3!\u00a0Carnegie Mellon University graduate.\u00a0Credits include: National tour of Disney\u2019s\u00a0Beauty and the Beast, Hello, Dolly!\u00a0<\/em>(The\u00a0Muny),\u00a0Chicago\u00a0<\/em>(North Shore Music Theater),\u00a0Anything Goes\u00a0<\/em>(Stages St. Louis),\u00a0and\u00a0Funny Girl\u00a0<\/em>(Riverside Theatre.)\u00a0You can also catch Gaby on the Netflix show\u00a0The Unbreakable\u00a0Kimmy\u00a0Schmidt\u00a0<\/em>(Season 1: \u201cKimmy Rides a Bike!\u201d)<\/p>\n

MaryJoanna Grisso<\/strong>\u00a0(Maria)is glad to join PSF to return to her dream role, one she has played more than 500 times. After performing on the Broadway National Tour, she continued her\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>\u00a0journey at regional theatres across the country. She was recently nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for her work at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Credits include\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0(Cosette), NYMF\u2019s\u00a0Propaganda! The Musical<\/em>\u00a0(Fired Girl),\u00a0Guys & Dolls<\/em>\u00a0(Sarah Brown),\u00a0Urinetown<\/em>\u00a0(Hope),\u00a0The Sound of Music, High School Musical, Peter Pan, The Marriage of Figaro<\/em>\u00a0(Barbarina),\u00a0The Telephone<\/em>\u00a0(Lucy). Concerts: Mozart\u2019s Requiem at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven\u2019s Fifth at Clay Center, Broadway Rocks with Marvin Hamlisch at Heinz Hall.<\/p>\n

Nathan Madden<\/strong>\u00a0(Riff) Nathan is a\u00a0graduate of the Juilliard School, has\u00a0danced with BJM DANSE, Twyla Tharp’s tour of “Come Fly Away<\/em>,” made his Broadway debut with the cast of\u00a0Chicago<\/em>, and was an original cast member of\u00a0An American In Paris<\/em>. He has performed in regional theater productions and has assisted, taught and choreographed internationally for both the screen and stage.<\/p>\n

Charles South<\/strong>\u00a0(Bernardo) lead the international touring production of\u00a0West Side Stor<\/em>y all over Europe and the West End. Bernardo is placed close to his heart and he is honored to revisit the role. He recently returned from Paris where he helped originate and performed in Alex Lacamoire\u2019s\u00a0Carmen la Cubana.\u00a0<\/em>NYC labs\/workshops credits:\u00a0Bull Durham, King Kong, Up Here<\/em>. International tours:\u00a0West Side Story, Carmen la Cubana<\/em>. Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford stage, Conn Rep theatre, Fingerlakes, others.<\/p>\n

Joe Vincent<\/strong>\u00a0(Doc) Credits include a combined 36 years at the Oregon, California, Old Globe, Alabama, Utah, Pennsylvania and Orlando Shakespeare Festivals, in 62 productions of 33 of Shakespeare\u2019s 37 plays. He has also performed more than 50 major musical theatre roles, including Tevye in 2014 here at PSF. In 2008, Vincent made his Broadway debut as Max in Tom Stoppard\u2019s\u00a0Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll<\/em>\u00a0directed by Trevor Nunn.<\/p>\n

William Zielinski<\/strong>\u00a0(Lt. Shrank) returns to PSF after last season\u2019s\u00a0Henry V<\/em>. Recent:\u00a0They Don\u2019t Pay, We Won\u2019t Pay<\/em>, Portland Stage Company;\u00a0The Seafarer,<\/em>\u00a0Florida Repertory Theatre;\u00a0Row After Row,<\/em>\u00a0People\u2019s Light and Theatre;\u00a0Down Past Passyunk,<\/em>\u00a0InterAct Theatre, and\u00a0The Exonerated<\/em>, Delaware Theatre Company. Film\/TV:\u00a0Dead Man Down, Do No Harm, Flikken Maastricht, Night Catches Us, The Wire,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Shot in the Heart<\/em>. Bill is a seven-time Barrymore nominee, and was a member of four Barrymore winning ensembles.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mulcahy<\/strong>\u00a0(PSF Producing Artistic Director). Since assuming leadership in 2003, Mulcahy has led PSF\u2019s return to artistic excellence and financial stability, built the professional company of artists, oversaw the quadrupling of the endowment, and achieved increasing national recognition for the Festival. Further accomplishments include PSF\u2019s first-ever awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and attracting a company of artists including winners and nominees of the Tony, Obie, Emmy, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Jefferson, and Barrymore awards to the Festival, growth in all income areas, a 75% increase in annual attendance, and the expansion of the number of Actors\u2019 Equity contracts per season.<\/p>\n

As a professional director, actor and fight director, credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, television, and radio. Mulcahy has acted with Angela Bassett, Peter MacNicol, Hal Holbrook, Joan Cusack, Don Cheadle, Anne Meara, Milo O\u2019Shea, Cynthia Nixon, Tony Shaloub, Bradley Whitford, and others at the New York Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage, Roundabout Theatre Company, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, and the Walnut Street Theatre. He served as a fight director for Tom Hulse and Timothy Busfield in\u00a0A Few Good Men<\/em>\u00a0on Broadway and for Off-Broadway productions starring John Savage, John Mahoney, Marcia Gay Harden, and Patrick Dempsey. He directed Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga in\u00a0The Real Thing<\/em>, and, for PSF, directed\u00a0Macbeth<\/em>\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Hamlet<\/em>\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Antony and Cleopatra<\/em>\u00a0(2009),\u00a0The Winter\u2019s Tale<\/em>\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Henry IV, Part I<\/em>\u00a0(2005),\u00a0The Tempest<\/em>\u00a0(1999), and acted in and served as fight director for\u00a0The Taming of the Shrew\u00a0<\/em>(1998) and\u00a0Julius Caesar<\/em>\u00a0(1997). Also head of acting at DeSales, Patrick holds an MFA from Syracuse University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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