West Side Story Suite

This article is about Robbins' 1995 ballet suite. For the original 1957 musical, see West Side Story (musical). For other uses, see West Side Story (disambiguation).

West Side Story Suite is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the 1957 music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Irene Sharaff and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The premiere took place at New York State Theater on Thursday, May 18, 1995. Nikolaj Hübbe and Jock Soto, both members of the original cast, as well as Peter Boal all chose to include West Side Story Suite in their farewell performances at City Ballet.

Cast

original

• Nancy Ticotin
• Elena Diner
• Natalie Toro

• Robert La Fosse
• Jock Soto
• Nikolaj Hübbe

NYCB revivals

2008 Winter

first cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Georgina Pazcoguin
• Gretchen Smith

• Benjamin Millepied
• Amar Ramasar
• Damian Woetzel

second cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Georgina Pazcoguin
• Gretchen Smith

• Robert Fairchild
• Amar Ramasar
• Andrew Veyette

2008 Spring — Jerome Robbins celebration

• Faye Arthurs
• Georgina Pazcoguin
• Gretchen Smith

• Robert Fairchild
• Amar Ramasar
• Damian Woetzel

2008 Summer tour to Paris

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2008 Summer tour

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2009 Winter

second cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Georgina Pazcoguin
• Gretchen Smith

• Robert Fairchild
• Andrew Veyette
• Justin Peck

second cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Jenifer Ringer
• Gretchen Smith

• Benjamin Millepied
• Andrew Veyette
• Amar Ramasar

2009 Fall tour to Japan

first cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Jenifer Ringer
• Gretchen Smith

• Robert Fairchild
• Amar Ramasar
• Andrew Veyette

second cast

• Faye Arthurs
• Georgina Pazcoguin
• Gretchen Smith

• Benjamin Millepied
• Justin Peck
• Andrew Veyette

2010 Winter

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References

• Playbill, NYCB, Tuesday, April 29, 2008

• Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 1

Articles

• NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, July 2nd, 1995

• NY Times, Avery Corman, May 14th, 1995

Reviews

• NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, February 12, 2008
• NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, February 11, 2008

• NY Times by Jack Anderson, June 21, 2005
• NY Times by Gia Kourlas, June 7, 2005
• NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, May 20, 1995

External links

• NYCB website

• Robbins Foundation and Trust website