Broadway Revivals
After West Side Story premiered in September of 1957, it has been revived three times on Broadway. Read more about each revival below to learn about the production teams and casts for each show, as well as information about the theaters.
2020 Broadway Revival
Broadway Theatre, New York, NY
Opening Date: February 20, 2020
Closing Date: March 11, 2020
Performances: 24
Director Ivo van Hove, choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and designer Jan Versweyveld offer a radical new interpretation of this iconic work. The show was forced to shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Awards/Honors
2020 Drama Desk Awards
Wins:
Outstanding Projections Design - Luke Halls
Nominations:
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress - Yesenia Ayala
Outstanding Choreography - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Outstanding Orchestrations - Jonathan Tunick
Outstanding Sound Design - Tom Gibbons
2009 Broadway Revival
Palace Theatre, New York, NY
Opening Date: March 19, 2009
Closing Date: January 02, 2011
Performances: 748
The 2009 production wove Spanish lyrics and dialogue into the English libretto. The translations are by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. In August 2009, some of the lyrics for "A Boy Like That" ("Un Hombre Asi") and "I Feel Pretty" ("Me Siento Hermosa"), which were previously sung in Spanish in the revival, were changed back to the original English. However, the Spanish lyrics sung by the Sharks in the "Tonight" (Quintet) remained in Spanish.
Awards/Honors
2009 Tony Awards
Wins:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Karen Olivo
Nominations:
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role in a Musical - Josefina Scaglione
Best Lighting Design - Howell Binkley
2009 Drama Desk Awards
Nominations:
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Karen Olivo
2009 Theatre World Award
Wins:
Josefina Scaglione
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1980 Broadway Revival
Minskoff Theatre
Opening Date: February 14, 1980
Closing Date: November 30, 1980
Performances: 333
Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with the book scenes co-directed by Gerald Freedman; produced by Gladys Nederlander and Tom Abbott and Lee Becker Theodore assisted the choreography reproduction. The original scenic, lighting, and costume designs were used.
Awards/Honors
1980 Tony Awards
Nominations:
Best Revival
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Josie de Guzman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Debbie Allen
1980 Drama Desk Awards
Wins:
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Debbie Allen
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