MASON CITY – Winnebago Industries Foundation and Community Auto Group proudly present West Side Story as they take the stage at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Tickets are $49 for rows A-V and $32 for rows W-Z in advance. All tickets purchased on the day of the show and at the door are $55. This performance is part of the 2012- 2013 Performing Arts and Leadership Series.
More than 50 years ago one musical changed theater forever. West Side Story was set in the 1950s in an Upper West Side New York City ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood.
The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group. The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre.
From the first note to the final breath, West Side Story soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.”
For tickets to the show, call the NIACC Box Office at 1-888-466-4222, extension 4188. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.niacc.edu\boxoffice.
