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Katie-Anne Harris, Clodagh Harrington and Doireann O’Carroll before going on stage for the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
AUDIENCES packed Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night for the opening of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of ‘West Side Story’.
It’s one of the best-loved musicals ever made and audiences loved the performances by the young cast who have been rehearsing for months.
It’s directed by Grainne O’Carroll, choreographed by Katrina Galvin and musically directed by Anna Connolly and Aidan O’Carroll.
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The show runs until Saturday night at 8pm nightly and limited tickets are available at €19 (€17 conc) from the box office on 066-7123055 and online by clicking here
The most critically acclaimed musical of all time, West Side Story was conceived and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
West Side Story has been an iconic production on the musical theatre landscape since it was first presented on stage 60 years ago — it actually premiered on the stage in 1957.
The Montagues and Capulets become the Jets and the Sharks, Romeo and Juliet become Tony and Maria with the story transplanted from Verona to Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the 1950s. Scroll down for photos…
Sarah Cleary as ‘Maria’ and Sean McElligott as ‘Tony’ at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The cast of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story before the opening performance at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Jennifer McLoughlin, Diana Meriakri, Katie Murphy, Ellie Sugrue and Aoife Cassidy at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Stephanie Keane, Daniel Murphy, John McCrohan and Alex Ryan at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Angela Dineen and Margaret Fitzmaurice at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Marie O’Connell and Julie Behan at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Jennifer Lynch, Jamie Cleary Lynch and Martin Cleary at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Sorcha Ryan and Denise Shanahan at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Andrea Thornton and Tony Behan at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Siobhan, Maureen and Con Nolan at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Michelle Rogers, Kathleen Stack, Cara O’Connor, Veronica O’Donnell and Irene Costello at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Vivien Peddinghaus, Victoria Berhorst, Annalena Ostheimer and Daniel Owen at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Cora McElligott and Mary Barry at the opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of West Side Story at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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