After the successful run of its first international presentation ‘The Sound of Music’, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre brings to India yet another Grammy and Tony Award-winning Broadway musical – ‘West Side Story’.
Directed by Broadway luminary Lonny Price, this modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ will be staged at The Grand Theatre – the Cultural Centre’s world-class performing arts space – between August 16 and 27.
West Side Story’s musical delights
Commenting on the occasion, founder and chairperson Nita Ambani said the centre was delighted to bring yet another iconic Broadway musical to India for the very first time.
“This carries forward our vision of showcasing the best of India to the world and bringing the best of the world to India,” she said.
‘West Side Story’ narrates the story of two young, star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, in the throes of life-changing events that play out on the streets of 1950s New York.
The acoustically rich expanse of The Grand Theatre will add to the grand musical drama, as an exceptional ensemble of 34 performers and a live orchestra of 20 extraordinary musicians launch the audience into a rollercoaster of emotions – deliciously heightened by super hit numbers such as ‘Maria’, ‘Tonight’, ‘Somewhere’, ‘America’, and more.
While the musical premiered in 1957, the touring production put together by BB Promotion in 2003 won the hearts of more than 3 million people in almost 30 countries across 100 cities.
In 2022, an all-new international creative team assembled around the talented Lonny Price under the same banner to open the next chapter of the classic musical’s epic success story.
The theatrical’s incredibly talented choreographer Julio Monge also served as a consultant for Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning movie adaptation, which released in 2021.
Director, Lonny Price, who transports the audience to the New York of the 1950s with his fresh new production, said: “We wanted to rejuvenate this ‘classic on stage’, using the means available today but staying as close to the original as possible.”
The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre is a multi-disciplinary space in the sphere of arts, within the Jio World Centre, located in the heart of Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
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