After a successful month-long revival at the National Theatre in
Washington, D.C. and a series of previews in New York, the Tony
Award-winning musical West Side
Story officially returned to Broadway and opened
at the Palace Theatre on March 19, 2009.
Attending the premiere of the 2009 revival was Carol Lawrence,
who created the role of Maria in the original 1957 Broadway
production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. It is the
original cast, which also included Larry Kert as Tony and Chita
Rivera as Anita, that is featured on this recording of the music
and songs of West Side Story.
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