1980 Broadway Revival Production
OPENING NIGHT CAST
Debbie Allen … Anita (Bernardo's Girl)
Jossie de Guzman … Maria (Bernardo's Sister)
Ken Marshall … Tony (Riff's Friend)
Cleve Asbury … Snowboy (A Jet)
Brent Barrett … Diesel (A Jet)
John Bentley … Krupke (One of the Adults)
Harolyn Blackwell … Francisca (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Stephen Bogardus … Mouth Piece (A Jet)
Yamil Borges … Rosalia (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Mark Bove … Action (A Jet)
Nancy Louise Chismar … Pauline (One of the Jets' Girls)
Ray Contreras … Chino (Bernardo's Friend)
Marlene Danielle … Estella (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Gary-Michael Davies … Moose (A Shark)
Michael De Lorenzo … Anxious (A Shark)
Mark Fotopoulos … Tiger (A Jet)
Michael Franks ... Juano (A Shark)
Charlene Gehm … Clarice (One of the Jets' Girls)
Heather Lea Gerdes … Velma (One of the Jets' Girls)
Arch Johnson … Schrank (One of the Adults)
Reed Jones … Big Deal (A Jet)
Brian Kaman … Baby John (A Jet)
Amy Lester … Marguerita (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Todd Lester … A-Rab (A Jet)
James J. Mellon … Riff (The Leader, The Jets)
Héctor Jaime Mercado … Bernardo (The Leader, The Sharks)
Georganna Mills … Graziella (One of the Jets' Girls)
Mark Morales … Toro (A Shark)
Michael Rivera … Pepe (A Shark)
Adrian Rosario … Luis (A Shark)
Willie Rosario … Nibbles (A Shark)
Sammy Smith … Doc (One of the Adults)
Nancy Ticotin … Consuela (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Darryl Tribble … Indio (A Shark)
Jake Turner … Gladhand (One of the Adults)
Frankie Wade … Minnie (One of the Jets' Girls)
G. Russell Weilandich … Gee-Tar (A Jet)
Missy Whitchurch … Anybodys (A Jet)
Stephanie E. Williams … Teresita (One of the Sharks' Girls)
Swings: Nancy Butchko, Richard Caceres and Tim O'Keefe
Standby: Will Mead (Action, Riff)
Understudies: Cleve Asbury (Big Deal, Riff), John Bentley (Doc, Schrank), Harolyn Blackwell (Maria), Stephen Bogardus (Tony), Richard Caceres (Snowboy), Nancy Louise Chismar (Anybodys), Marlene Danielle (Anita, Rosalia), Mark Fotopoulos (A-Rab), Reed Jones (Action, Gladhand), Mark Morales (Chino), Tim O'Keefe (Baby John, Mouth Piece, Snowboy), Michael Rivera (Bernardo), Jake Turner (Krupke), Frankie Wade (Graziella) and Chris Wheeler (Maria)
PRODUCTION STAFF
Theatre Owned / Operated by Minskoff Organization and James M. Nederlander
Produced by Gladys Rackmil, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and James M. Nederlander; Produced in association with Zev Bufman; Associate Producer: Allan Tessler, Steven Jacobson and Stewart F. Lane
Book by Arthur Laurents; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Musical Director: John DeMain and Donald Jennings; Music orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal; Assistant Musical Dir.: Jim Stenborg
Conceived by Jerome Robbins; Directed by Jerome Robbins; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins; Book Co-Directed by Gerald Freedman; Co - Choreographer: Peter Gennaro
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Lighting Executed by Nananne Porcher
Executive Producer: Ruth Mitchell; General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Michael Lonergan
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Horrigan; Stage Manager: Brenna Krupa; Assistant Stage Mgr: Arlene Grayson; Scenery Executed by Theatre Techniques, Inc.
Music Contractor: Paul Gemignani
NOI directing intern: Stephen Helper
Choreography reproduced with the assistance of Tom Abbott and Lee Becker Theodore; General Press Representative: Hunt / Pucci Associates; Casting: T.N.I. Casting, Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Dance Captain: Richard Caceres; Costumes Executed by Barbara Matera Ltd.; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne and Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Photographer: Roger Greenawalt and Martha Swope; Press Representative: Clarence Allsopp and James Sapp
For more cast information, please visit the production’s IBDb page.