"West Side Story" is a fantastic musical. It's by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Jerome Robbins (direction and choreography).

It is a modern day version of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". It's about the forbidden love affair between the Jet, Tony, and the Shark, Maria. It ends in tragic circumstances.

Some of the memorable songs include; "Maria", "Tonight", "America" and "I Feel Pretty".

I saw the show during the summer of 1998 whilst it was on tour. Later that year it went on to London's West End and closed early 2000. The show is now on tour again.

When I saw the show the cast included;

Tony - David Habbin

Maria - Katie Knight-Adams

Anita - Anna-Jane Casey

Bernardo - Graham MacDuff

Riff - Edward Baker-Duly

The Jets (In alphabetical order; Philip Campbell, Alex Harkins, Edward Hayes-Neary, Danny Hosier, Andrew Prosser, Simon David Trout and Leon Webster)

Tony (David Habbin) and Maria (Katie Knight-Adams)

The Jets ((In alphabetical order, Philip Campbell, Alex Harkins, Edward Hayes-Neary, Danny Hosier, Andrew Prosser, Simon David Trout and Leon Webster)

Pictures taken from the "West Side Story" Souvenir Brochure.