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WEST SIDE STORY big world premiere in Munich!

The day has finally come: In front of 1,500 cheering spectators, including Alexander Bernstein – son of composer Leonard Bernstein – the groundbreaking new production of West Side Story celebrated its long-awaited world premiere at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. Never ending standing ovations and enthusiastic premiere guests are the proof: With this production, the international creative team around director Lonny Price has succeeded in creating a masterpiece – a thrilling new production that opens a new chapter in West Side Story’s epic success story.

“What a fantastic production! The cast is brilliant, the orchestra and conductor are simply magnificent. Such energy in song and dance – tremendous and very touching. Also the set is just magical, how it moves, always changing, in so many directions and scenes. I love the show!” (Alexander Bernstein)

Curtain up for a brilliant masterpiece,

Curtain up for WEST SIDE STORY!