3 Extraordinary Photos from the Original 1957 production of WEST SIDE STORY

[Marquise]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 2:50pm

A boy like that who'd kill your brother...



Carol Lawrence as "Maria"




There's a place for us....The "Somewhere" Ballet

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 2:54pm

Beautiful...

[zamedy]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 4:46pm

Wow. I'm a total sucker for old school stuff like that (pardon the sophomoric language). Those pics just gave me chills. The OBC of WSS is arguably one of the greatest musical casts assembled in Broadway history.
Updated On: 3/22/09 at 04:46 PM

[faithzilla]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 5:51pm

Oh my gosh. Carol Lawrence looks GORGEOUS!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 6:02pm

Love that last picture. Gorgeous.

[boyfromoz2]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 6:26pm

Some more stunning photos from the '57 Broadway production:



More to come...


Updated On: 3/22/09 at 06:26 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 6:32pm

Who's the Tony in the picture from the ballet?

[boyfromoz2]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 6:43pm

More photos:

[willrogers2008]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 6:53pm

Why they did not use now,in 2009, the original Oliver Smith sets ?Look at the ball ! GOURGEOUS!

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 8:09pm

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 9:37pm

What's the long black cord for during the Balcony?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 9:51pm

I've always thought Mickey Calin as Riff looked like Elvis Presley's kid brother. In a good way.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 9:58pm

Husk_charmer I have seen those cords in shots before. Usually they are from the photo call, where the photographer has asked for extra face-level illumination and so the stage electrician provides juice.

[raulmark]

Posted: 3/22/09 at 10:59pm

thanks for the great pics!