WEST SIDE STORY OPENS ON SYDNEY HARBOUR

In what is set to be the most successful production in Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s eight-year history, West Side Story is opening its spectacular outdoor stage show to audiences tonight. This new take on the 1950s Romeo-and-Juliet inspired tale is the first Broadway musical to be performed on the famous overwater stage, with home-grown talents Alexander Lewis and Julie Lea Goodwin starring as the two star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria.

This production, supported by the NSW Government through by Destination NSW, takes place in front of the iconic harbourside backdrop and features Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s signature fireworks. Audiences can expect fresh operatic renditions of the musical’s hit songs I Feel Pretty, Maria, Somewhere, America, Cooland Tonight, with a colourful array of costumes and an impressive set which includes a nine-metre long subway car and a giant 15-metre tall highway overpass.

Performances are scheduled from 22 March through 21 April at Mrs Macquarie’s Point. Tickets are selling quickly so keen theatregoers are encouraged to secure their seats as soon as possible.

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