![Mayo To Put Tickets For "West Side Story" On Sale This Friday](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2017/WestSideStoryLogo.jpg "Mayo To Put Tickets For "West Side Story" On Sale This Friday")
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Tickets for MPAC's fifth annual spring musical, West Side Story, go on sale Friday, March 31 at 10:00am. Four shows will take place between June 2 and June 4. Tickets are $20-25.
The diverse cast features over 50 young performers from throughout New Jersey and New York City. The show features Equity guest artists Scott McCreary and Lauren Csete as Tony and Anita, respectively. Rounding out the lead casts are Alessandra LaPera (Maria) from Florham Park, Jeff Lawless (Riff) from Staten Island, Michael DiGangi (Bernardo) from Cedar Grove, Rachel Levy (Rosalia) from Montville and Tim Amalfitano (Krupke) from Florham Park.
The show will be directed by Cathy Roy. Musical Director is Charles Santoro.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is transported to the turbulent streets of New York City in the 1950s as star-crossed lovers are caught between rival street gangs. West Side Story originally opened on Broadway in 1957. The original musical featured music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and choreography by Jerome Robbins.
Previously, MPAC has produced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2013), Hairspray (2014), Les Miserables (2015) and Mary Poppins (2016).
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center has been named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres.
Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South Street in Morristown, NJ.
