Whether candid or posed, this shot raises some questions about the strength and scope of Jerome Robbins' iron-clad rules of separatism, as Jets and Sharks are apparently enjoying an intramural afternoon break, free of their on-stage animosity.
[l-r] Martin Charnin, Marilyn Cooper, Hank Brunjes, [hidden: unknown] Grover Dale [pointing, with unknown companion], Mickey Calin, Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence.
Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert doing what singers do. With Leonard Bernstein at the piano.
A doctor provides medical attention to a member of the company who sustained an injury during Washington try-outs. A higher-than-normal incidence of falls, cuts, scrapes, bruises and dislocated bones and joints were reported from both the stage and the film productions.
Not all the dancing was done on stage. Mr. Bernstein enjoys an exuberant moment outside the National Theater after the first try-out performance.