West side story scenic design by cody rutledge scenic. West side story view gallery suessical the musical view gallery urinetown view gallery the trojan women view gallery disneys beauty and the beast. West side story, the most exciting musical theater masterpiece of the 20th century. Adam rodriguezjan versweyveld shereen pimentel as maria, isaac.
Custom design software equipment projectors accessories screens about company our team partners. George akram bernardo the leader, the sharks matt cavenaugh tony riffs friend cody green. The classic leonard bernstein musical west side story is making its return to. While this west side story may seem outrageously and dangerously new to some, it hews to the original in other essential ways. Scenic design by matt mccarren, lighting by laine wong, scenic artist jill fives, costume design by adrienne young.
The exclusive authorized digital backdrop resource for west side story school edition. Pittsburgh ballet theatre presents west side story suite. At a town hall with university of puerto rico students and faculty, director steven spielberg, flanked by screenwriter tony kushner, said his remake of the musical west side story will. Merrygoround playhouse auburn, ny directorchoreographer. Jones as rif, leader of the jets, amid the scenic and lighting design of jan versweyveld in the west side story. Stage set design set design theatre prop design design model event design scenic design musical in the heights design elements anna louizos designs i chose this picture because the set design is fairly simple. Music theatre international mti has partnered with broadway media distribution bmd to provide stellar media to theatres worldwide. It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet. Oliver smith is credited as producer, designer and director.
The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the. Animated scenic projection digital backdrops for west side story. Troy bausch scenic and lighting design west side story and. Come fly away aug 02, 2011 jun 10, 2012 scenic design. The sydney skyline is about to be interrupted, without apology, by some of new. West side story blasts onto broadway, a 2020 vision at. Leonard bernstein wrote the music, stephen sondheim the lyrics, and authur laurents the book for their triple tonywinning play, west side story best musical, scenic design and choreography.
This is the website for rachel downs, a custom painter and theatre scenic art designer. The new york public library for the performing arts the selections in this exhibit are part of an upcoming documentary about west side story. When four theatrical giants jerome robbins, leonard bernstein, arthur laurents and stephen sondheim created west side story, it was immediately hailed as an indisputable, boundarybusting masterpiece the new york times that explodes every imaginable idea of what a musical can be new york magazine. The broadway program for west side story followed common practice by. Nominated for fifteen academy awards, charismatic costumer irene sharaff once declared you can acquire. Scenic and lighting designs for cincinnati hills christian academy high school 20142015 theater season. Papermill theatre summer, 2007 written by arthur laurents music by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim directed by kate arecchi lighting design by dan brunk scenic design. The inheritance 6 noms total, west side story 6, and a soldiers play 3. There are a few visual tricks present, mostly based on optical illusions such as the. Set design, lighting design, and projections for theatre and dance. West side story revival breaks all the rules for all the. Collage of photos of actors and creators related to the stage production west side story.
Mystic theatre launches gift card program to cope with the health crisis. Papermill theatre summer, 2007 written by arthur laurents music by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim directed by kate arecchi lighting design by dan brunk scenic design and projections by matt kizer. Brian thompsons set design is inspired by new york city with. Griffith in rehearsal for the stage production west side story, martha. While the movie version of west side story is among the most faithful of hollywood adaptations, a number of changes were made in translating the work to film, some to suit the medium, others to suit the audience sensibilities, and one or two socalled artistic choices. Watch this timelapse to see how its done, as our talented scenic artists work on the set for west side story on sydney harbour. They still used film back in 1961, and west side story has no space aliens or robots to put in with either cg or stopmotion. Linmanuel miranda wrote spanish translations that were. Designing the world for signatures west side story. Troy bausch scenic and lighting design west side story and little shop of horrors. Stage set design set design theatre prop design design model event design scenic design musical in the heights design elements anna louizos designs i chose this picture because the set design is. I talked with set designer misha kachman to see how he solved the. The painterly style of our scenic projections draws inspiration from the original musical.
With scenic and lighting design by van hoves longtime collaborator jan versweyveld, and video projections by luke halls that more than bolster. Backdrops for west side story, designer paul wonsek. West side story transposes shakespeares romeo and juliet to the gangridden streets of 1950s manhattan, dominated by the sharks and the jets. See more ideas about scenic design, west side story and soda fountain. For more information contact broadway motion design, 18002770343 or. Sound design by sound associates, inc assistant to oliver smith. West side story takes place in the mid to late 1950s in new york citys upper west side.
Brian thomson reveals his set design for west side story on sydney harbour. Irene sharaffs costume designs the new york public library for. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. After the spanishamerican war swelled with africanamerican soldiers and their families, who fought in cuba. Scenic theatre projections, suggested for west side story. Irene sharaff is recognized as one of the most celebrated costume designers for.
Misha kachman, set designer for west side story at signature theatre. Nelle nugent, steve traxler, kenneth teaton, benjamin feldman, doug morris, giladrogowsky, jim kierstead, hunter arnold, spencer ross and jam. With this west side story, tom gibbons sound design sometimes blunts the brassy dissonance in bernsteins music, but the sensitive amplification of the singers and alexander. Weve got a first look at the marquee gracing the broadway theatre. West side story suite jerome robbins pacific northwest. See more ideas about west side story, set design theatre and scenic design. Young lovers are caught between prejudice and warring street gangs in west side story, the seminal retelling of romeo and juliet, a musical that has become one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. In graduate school studying scenic design i learned how satisfying it is to work with a director and other designers to bring a play to life. Set on manhattans upper west side in the mid1950s, west side story explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. One of the breathtaking moments in director ivo van hoves bold, gorgeous multimedia reimagining of the great new york musical west side story comes when those famously brawling street gangs. And only three were recognized in the major categories of outstanding play, musical or revival. Music theatre international broadway media distribution.
Based on a concept by jerome robbins, who also directed and choreographed the original production, west side story. West side story, one of the most beloved and enduring broadway musicals of all time, has often been seen on the great white way since it premiered more than sixty years ago, but never quite. West side story sep 30, 2010 jun 10, 2012 scenic design by james youmans musicaldramarevival. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Steven spielberg met with puerto ricans about west side. The theatrical west side story suite samples iconic songs with dancer vocal debuts. Design set stage set design design model design ideas set theatre set design theatre west side story broadway scenography theatre factory design david rockwells models of his flamboyant set designs. Subway cars take shape for west side story on sydney. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Scenic and lighting design are by jan versweyveld, with costumes by an.
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