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West Side Story 2014-2015 Season presents WEST SIDE STORY Based on a conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Directed by LISA MALLETTE Choreography by JENNIFER GORGULHO Music Direction by KATIE LINZA Scene Design Costume Design Lighting Design RON GASPARINETTI MELISSA SANCHEZ NICK KUMAMOTO Sound Design Properties Design Assistant Stage Managers GEORGE PSARRAS MIRANDA WHIPPLE IVETTE DELTORO ALEXANDRA ZVARGULIS Fight Director Music Playback KIT WILDER DYLAN GOLDEN Carpenters/Painters JOSEPH HIDDE Backstage Crew Production Manager STEVE HENNON JOSEPH HIDDE RON GASPARINETTI ALEXANDRA ZVARGULIS CHLOE WINN Stage Manager CHARNNEE’ YOUNG WEST SIDE STORY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684. Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. THE CAST Maria KATHERINE DELA CRUZ Tony MAX JENNINGS Riff JOSIAH FRAMPTON Action SEAN OKUNIEWICZ Diesel JEREMY RYAN A-rab DARRELL HUBBARD Baby John WILLIAM CORKERY Anybodys MELISSA BAXTER Bernardo NICK RODRIGUES Chino JOMAR MARTINEZ Pepe DOMINIC DAGDAGAN Luis CHRIS ANTUNES Indio PAUL ESTIOKO Anita DANIELLE MENDOZA Teresita NAOMI EVANS Rosalia YULIYA EYDELNANT Consuela AMANDA NGUYEN Francesca SUZANNA DINGA Velma ZOEY LYTLE Graziella SARA FRONDONI Lydia JENNI CHAPMAN Minnie LILLIAN KAUTZ Trixie BRITTANY PISONI Lieutenant Schrank FRANK SWARINGEN Officer Krupke HOWARD L. MILLER Doc GEORGE S. GEMETTE Glad Hand HOWARD L. MILLER Dance Captain: JOMAR MARTINEZ Fight Captain: GEORGE S. GEMETTE SPECIAL THANKS Pat Tyler RuthE Stein Shilboune Thill Thanks to Los Altos Stage Company, The Pear Avenue Theatre Company, and Palo Alto Players for their support during City Lights’ 2014-2015 season. Connect with us on social media! We’re @citylights on Twitter and @citylightstheater on Instagram. Use the hashtag #CLTheater to tell us what you think about the show. Please note the locations of all exits. Photography, videotaping, and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please silence all cell phones and refrain from texting during the performace. And remember, at City Lights you are always welcome to enjoy your refreshments in the theatre! MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Prologue...............................................................................................................Jets, Sharks Jet Song.....................................................................................................................Riff, Jets Something’s Coming........................................................................................................Tony The Dance at the Gym.......................................................................Jets, Sharks, Tony, Maria Promenade Mambo Cha-Cha Meeting Scene Jump Maria...........................................................................................................................Tony Balcony Scene / Tonight.........................................................................................Maria, Tony America...........................................................................................Anita, Rosalia, Shark Girls Cool............................................................................................................Riff, Jets, Jet Girls One Hand, One Heart............................................................................................Tony, Maria Tonight (Quintet)..........................................Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo The Rumble......................................................................Riff, Bernardo, Tony, Jets, Sharks ACT TWO I Feel Pretty..................................................................................................Maria, Shark Girls Ballet Sequence....................................................................................Tony, Maria, Company Somewhere.....................................................................................Velma, Teresita, Company Procession and Nightmare....................................................................Tony, Maria, Company Gee, Officer Krupke...............................................................................................Action, Jets A Boy Like That / I Have a Love.............................................................................Anita, Maria Finale......................................................................................................Maria, Tony, Company City Lights Theater Company acknowledges the invaluable contribution made to the community by our Non Profit Partner for this production: Silicon Valley Faces is dedicated to teaching empathy, problem-solving, leadership, and academic engagement. We foster respect and inclusion by reducing stereotypes, bias, and prejudice among our community’s youth. We are always looking for committed and motivated people who would like to donate their time, energy, talents, or resources. (408)286-9663 x332 www.svfaces.org [email protected] WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST Chris Antunes (Luis) is thrilled to return to the City Lights stage for West Side Story, after first appearing with CLTC inThe Rocky Horror Show in 2013. Chris currently attends De Anza College and hopes to continue performing while pursuing his education in Critical Theory/Social Justice. He looks forward to working with City Lights more in the future, and to being a part of their one-of- a-kind productions. Melissa Baxter (Anybodys) is excited to be performing in her first production with City Lights. A graduate of the Foothill Theater Conservatory at Foothill College, she has played Calliope (Xanadu), Trix (The Drowsy Chaperone), Kathleen (Ragtime), Diana (Ring Round the Moon), and Chutney (Legally Blonde). Melissa is currently an acting teacher at Camp CMT this summer, marking her fifth year of teaching there. Jenni Chapman (Lydia) is currently earning her BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College in Boston, where she was seen as Abby Black in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Mixed Media Adaptation and as Ladybird in James and the Giant Peach. Regional credits include Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and originating the role of Nelle Harper in the world premiere of A Christmas Memory at TheatreWorks. Other credits include Kate Monster (Avenue Q, CMTSJ), The Baker’s Wife (Into the Woods, AMHS), Smitty (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, AMHS -- National Youth Arts Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical), and Jo March (Little Women – LAYT). William Corkery (Baby John) is a sophomore at San Jose State University in the RTVF department. He is fairly new to the entire Bay Area theater scene, and this is his first show with City Lights. Past roles include William Barfee (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Otto (Spring Awakening), Trinculo (SVS’s The Tempest), Kokol (Marat/Sade) and Joey in San Jose State’s recent production of Zoot Suit. Dominic Dagdagan (Pepe) is excited to be making his debut at City Lights – though this is Dominic’s second production of West Side Story (the first was at Stage 1). Other credits include Usnavi in In the Heights (CSUEB), Gingy and Pied Piper in Shrek the Musical (TVRT) and Puppeteer/Ensemble in Spamalot (Stage 1). WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST, cont. Katherine Dela Cruz (Maria) is making her CLTC debut in West Side Story. Credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene) with Stage 1 Theatre; Les Miserables (Eponine) with Tri-Valley Repertory; Miss Saigon (Kim) with Palo Alto Players; Rent (Mimi) with Tracy Performing Arts; All Shook Up (Sylvia), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Legally Blonde (Pilar), and A Little Princess (Aljana) with Starstruck Theatre. She was also in the hit competition show “The Voice: Philippines” where her performance eventually led to the privilege of singing a duet with the great Lea Salonga. By day, KC teaches at an afterschool program and works towards earning her Psychology degree. Suzanna Dinga (Francisca) is excited to be making her City Lights debut in West Side Story, after last being seen in CMTSJ’s Marquee production of Mary Poppins. She studied various types of dance at West Valley and Mission Colleges for five years, and has always loved singing. This is only her second stage production since childhood, but she plans to add many more to her repertoire in the coming years. Paul Estioko (Indio) is ecstatic to be making his City Lights debut in West Side Story. He has been seen previously as Sonny in In the Heights (CSUEB), as Anxious in West Side Story (S1T), and as Marcel/Seabee in South Pacific (FMT). Theatre aside, Paul is a hula/Tahitian dancer, an SJSU Spartan, a food enthusiast, and a bartender. Naomi Evans (Teresita) is excited to be performing in West Side Story, her very first show (onstage) with City Lights! She was last seen as one of the Harlem Women in CMTSJ’s Marquee production of Ragtime, and some favorite roles include Shonda Cox in The North Plan, Vanessa in In the Heights, and the Lady in Blue in For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. Naomi is a recent graduate from Santa Clara University, with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a minor in Musical Theatre. Yuliya Eydelnant (Rosalia) is ecstatic to be a part of City Lights’ production of West Side Story. Recent credits include The Addams Family (Ensemble,
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