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.