West Side Story
“Taking a classic musical to new heights”
IHI Stage Around
Tokyo
West Side Story is one of the most beloved musicals around the world, lauded for its music, choreography and story. The classic show, inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, with original music by Leonard Bernstein and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, has been reworked for the unique IHI Stage Around Theatre in Toyosu, Tokyo.
This theatre is home to a 360-degree stage with enormous screens that encircle a 1,300-seat rotating auditorium. The staging technology slowly and gently rotates spectators around the stage allowing for an uninterrupted, filmic flow of scenes. The auditorium is set fully in sync with the visuals, lighting and sound to offer the audience an unprecedented immersive experience.
Directed by David Saint, this show will mark the first time a Broadway musical has made use of this innovative staging technology.
CREDITS
Screenplay
Arthur Laurents
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Executive Producers
Kevin McColom
Robin de Levita
Kumiko Yoshii
Director
David Saint
Choreography
Julio Monge
Set Design
Ana Louizos
Lighting Design
Ken Billington
Projection Design
59 Productions
59 Team
Project Director
Benjamin Pearcy
Senior Video Designer
Tom Wexler
Producer
Rebecca Collis
Assistant Designer
Diego Sanguino
Hanna Schrage
Design Intern
Flora Macleod
Animators
Jarek Radecki
Laurent de Vleeschouwer
Lawrence Watson
Programmer
Brad Peterson
Architectural Designer
Hannah Rozenberg
Architectural Assistant
Ayanna Blair-Ford