Fancy Free
Choreography Jerome Robbins
Music Leonard Bernstein Big Stuff sung by Dee Dee Bridgewater. Recording directed by Glen Roven. Music by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., sole agent for Jalni Publications, Inc., publisher.
Scenic Design Oliver Smith
Costume Design Kermit Love
Lighting Jennifer Tipton recreated by Burke Brown
Staging Bart Cook
The ballet concerns three sailors on shore leave. Time: 1944, a hot summer night Place: New York City, a side street
Fancy Free is dedicated to the memory of John Kriza
Premiere: Ballet Theatre, April 18, 1944
Fri., May 4 at 8:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 8:00 p.m. Sun., May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
(in order of appearance)
Bartender Jake Unger Lucius Kirst
Sailors Masahiro Haneji Kurtis Sprowls William Moore Luca Sbrizzi Corey Bourbonniere Yoshiaki Nakano
Passers-by Jessica McCann Julia Erickson Diana Yohe JoAnna Schmidt Marisa Grywalski Emily Simpson
Scenery and costumes courtesy of Richmond Ballet, Richmond, Virginia — intermission — 13 In the Night
Choreography Jerome Robbins
Music Frédéric Chopin Nocturne Opus 27, No. 1 (1835) Nocturnes Opus 55, No. 1 and No. 2 (1843) Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2 (1830-1831) for solo piano
Costume Design Anthony Dowell
Lighting Jennifer Tipton recreated by Burke Brown
Staging Bart Cook
Pianist Yoland Collin
Premiere: Jan. 29, 1970, New York State Theater
Fri., May 4 at 8:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 8:00 p.m. Sun., May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Hannah Carter Marisa Grywalski Cooper Verona Corey Bourbonniere
Alexandra Kochis (Fri. & Sat.) Julia Erickson (Sun.) Alexandra Kochis Luca Sbrizzi (Fri. & Sat.) Alexandre Silva (Sun.) Luca Sbrizzi
Amanda Cochrane Diana Yohe Yoshiaki Nakano William Moore
Costumes built in the PBT Costume Shop under the direction of Janet Marie Groom
Scenery courtesy of Miami City Ballet
— intermission —
15 West Side Story Suite
Choreography Jerome Robbins
Music Leonard Bernstein Prologue, Something’s Coming, Dance at the Gym, Cool, America, Rumble, and Somewhere Ballet, from West Side Story, 1957
Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Scenic Design Oliver Smith
Costume Design Irene Sharaff
Lighting Jennifer Tipton recreated by Burke Brown
Original Book Arthur Laurents
Co-Choreographer Peter Gennaro
Staging Julio Monge
Premiere: New York City Ballet, May 18, 1995
Music and lyrics copyright by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and used by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., agent for the Amberson Group, Inc. and the copyright owners.
Special thanks to Thomas Douglas, Carnegie Mellon University’s director of choral and opera studies and teaching professor of voice, for his assistance with this performance of West Side Story Suite.
16 Fri., May 4 at 8:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 8:00 p.m. Sun., May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Tony Yoshiaki Nakano Luca Sbrizzi
Riff (Leader of the Jets) Joseph Parr William Moore
Bernardo (Leader of the Sharks) Corey Bourbonniere Cooper Verona
Anita (Bernardo’s girlfriend) Julia Erickson Jessica McCann
Maria (Bernardo’s sister) Gabrielle Thurlow Amanda Cochrane
Rosalia (A friend) Amanda Potts Emily Simpson
Graziella (A friend) Alexandra Kochis Hannah Carter
The Jets Jake Unger Jake Unger Lucius Kirst Lucius Kirst William Moore Joseph Parr Kurtis Sprowls Kurtis Sprowls Alexander Castillo Alexander Castillo Jonathan Breight Jonathan Breight Ian Rafferty Ian Rafferty
Their Girls Diana Yohe Diana Yohe Marisa Grywalski Marisa Grywalski Danielle Downey Danielle Downey Tommie Kesten Tommie Kesten
The Sharks Masahiro Haneji Masahiro Haneji Santiago Arriaga Santiago Arriaga Cooper Verona Corey Bourbonniere Yuto Ideno Yuto Ideno Ruslan Mukhambetkaliyev Ruslan Mukhambetkaliyev
Their Girls Jessica McCann Victoria Watford JoAnna Schmidt JoAnna Schmidt Emily Simpson Amanda Potts Daniela Moya Daniela Moya Victoria Watford Christian Garcia Campos
Singers Zach Herman Zach Herman Cate Hayman Cate Hayman Sophia Burnham Lemaire Sophia Burnham Lemaire Safiya Harris Safiya Harris Georgia Mendes Georgia Mendes
Scenery and costumes courtesy of Miami City Ballet 17