Tony nominee Josefina Scaglione and Matt Cavenaugh will perform "Tonight" on ABC's "The View" June 2, and Tony nominee Karen Olivo will lead a performance of "America" on the June 4 broadcast of CBS' "The Early Show."
"The View" airs in the New York metropolitan area on WABC-TV, Channel 7, from 11 AM-noon; check local listings.
"The Early Show" airs nationally on CBS Channel 2, WCBS, in the tri-state area; check local listings.
The cast recording of the acclaimed revival arrives in stores June 2 on the Sony Masterworks label.
The revival of the ground-breaking Arthur Laurents-Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical West Side Story officially opened at Broadway's Palace Theatre March 19. Directed by the show's Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents, this staging of West Side Story introduces "the unprecedented element of selectively weaving Spanish throughout both the book and songs," the producers previously announced. In fact, both "I Feel Pretty" (sung by Maria) and "A Boy Like That" (sung by Anita) are delivered entirely in Spanish.
The cast is headed by Matt Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens) as Tony, Karen Olivo (In the Heights) as Anita, Cody Green (Movin' Out) as Riff and George Akram ("Stuck on You") as Bernardo. Twenty-one-year-old Argentinean actress Josefina Scaglione, who created the role of Amber Von Tussle in the Argentinean production of Hairspray, co-stars as Maria.
The production features scenic design by James Youmans, costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard, lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley, hair by Mark Adam Rampmeyer and sound design by Tony Award nominee Dan Moses Schreier.
West Side Story has music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Laurents. The staging retains the original choreography of late director Jerome Robbins, who conceived the project by using Romeo and Juliet as inspiration. The Robbins choreography has been restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
This West Side Story boasts an onstage cast of 46 and 30 musicians in the orchestra pit.
"West Side Story transports the achingly beautiful tale of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the turbulent streets of the Upper West Side in 1950's New York City," according to the producers. "Two star-crossed lovers, Tony and Maria, find themselves caught between the rival street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds, the 'Jets' and the 'Sharks.' Their struggle to exist together in a world of violence, hate and prejudice is one of the most heart-breaking, relevant and innovative musical masterpieces of our time."
Tickets are available by visiting Ticketmaster.com or by calling (212) 307-4100.
