Following previews in Washington DC and Philadelphia,
"West Side Story" opened in New York City at the Winter Garden Theater
on September 26, 1957 with the following cast

Riff ... Mickey Calin
Tony ...Larry Kert
Action ... Eddie Roll
A-Rab ... Tony Mordente
Baby John ... David Winters
Snowboy ... Grover Dale
Big Deal ... Martin Charnin
Diesel ... Hank Brunjes
Gee-Tar ... Tommy Abbott
Mouthpiece ... Frank Green
Tiger ... Lowell Harris
Graziella ... Wilma Curley
Velma ... Carole D'Andrea
Minnie ... Nanette Rosen
Clarice ... Marilyn D'Honau
Pauline ... Julie Oser
Anybodys ... Lee Becker
Bernardo ... Ken Le Roy
Maria ... Carol Lawrence
Anita ... Chita Rivera
Chino ... Jaime Sanchez
Pepe ... George Marcy
Indio ... Noel Schwartz
Luis ... Al De Sio
Anxious ... Gene Gavin
Nibbles ... Ronnie Lee
Juano ... Jay Norman
Toro ... Erne Castaldo
Moose ... Jack Murray
Rosalia ... Marilyn Cooper
Consuelo ... Reri Grist
Teresita ... Carmen Guiterrez
Francisca ... Elizabeth Taylor
Estella ... Lynn Ross
Marguerita ... Liane Plane
Doc ... Art Smith
Schrank ... Arch Johnson
Krupke ... William Bramley
Glad Hand ... John Harkins

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