Musicals : Ulstertheatrecompany

WEST SIDE STORY (1999)

Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Grand Opera House, York

Bristol Hippodrome

CAST:		PROFESSIONAL STAFF:
The Jets:		Director/Designer	MichaelPoynor
Riff	Marc Harding	Musical Director	Mark Dougherty
Tony	Mark Dugdale	Choreographer	Anne-Marie Brady
Action	Matt Torney	Lighting Designers	Michael Poynor
A-Rab	Packy Lee		Keith Shanks
Baby John	Colin Baker	Sound Designer	Patrick Dalgety
Snowboy	Samuel Nicholl	Costume Designer	Pat Musgrave
Big Deal	Robert Lewis	Production Manager	Maureen Macauley
Diesel	Colin Richmond	Voice Coach	Paul Nemeer
Gee-Tar	Gareth Hawthorne	Laban Movement Coach	Anne-Marie Matthews
Graziella	Claudine Quinn	Aerobic Dance Teacher	Martin Wong
Velma	Helen Boyle	Chief Electrician	Keith Shanks
Minnie	Rachel Murphy	Wardrobe Assistants	Madeleine Owens
Clarice	Clare Montgomery		Margaret Tumelty
Patty	Clare Lewis	Set Construction	The Workshop
Lucille	Sarah McAnallan		Buckley Scaffolding
Betty	Heather Dunlop	Scenic Artist	Sturat Marshall
Lorna	Sarah Dillon	ORCHESTRA:
Anybodys	Sonya Moorhead	Conductor	Mark Dougherty
The Sharks:		Piano	Wilson Shields
Bernardo	Gerard McCarthy	1st Trumpet	Stephen McDonnell
Maria	Zoe Rainey	2nd Trumpet	Alisdair Wallace
Anita	Rachel Tucker	3rd Trumpet	Philip Ferguson
Chino	Emmet Owens	Reed 1	Nick Higgins
Pepe	Darren Daly	Reed 2	Gerry Rice
Indio	Ross Anderson		Connor Shiels
Luis	Neil Keery	Reed 3	Brendan Doyle
Anxious	Mark Adamson	Reed 4	David Howell
Nibbles	Gordon Crawford	1st Trombone	Jimmy Kitchen
Juano	Philip McCarthy	2nd Trombone	Mark Frost
Chico	Cahor McDaid	1st Violin	John Fitzpatrick
Rosalia	Séainín Brennan	Guitar	Brian O'Doherty
Teresita	Ciara Kidd	Bass	Nicky Scott
Consuelo	Anna McAllister	Cello	Scott Heron
Estella	Bronagh Taggart	Drums	Brian Rice
Marguerita	Kirsty Smith	Percussion	Nick Brown
Conchita	Kelly Kinsley-Smith
Pepita	Louise Barret
The Adults:
Doc	Seamus Casey
Lt Schrank	Maurice Jay
Officer Krupke	Stephen Molloy
Gladhand	Philip Sacramento
STAGE MANAGEMENT/TECHNICAL:
Stage Managers	David Gray
	Ashley Smyth
DSM's	Joanne 'Caspar' Gillespie
	David Cox
ASM's	Gillian Beckwith
	Seamus Casey
	Kadine Henry
	Éadaoin McGill
	David Taylor
	Jolene Murray

Those in bold italic type are known to have gone on to careers in the Performing Arts

MEDIA QUOTES:

Splendid performance of Bernstein's great musical ... sheer impact of the brilliant staging.

BELFAST TELEGRAPH

Under the imaginative direction of the incomparable Michael Poynor the show moves onto another plane. Memorable individual performances. Full marks to the 17 piece orchestra under Mark Dougherty.

SUNDAY LIFE

Ulster's answer to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School ... in a production bursting at the seams with energy and excitement. This company hit the heights.

BRISTOL EVENING POST

Dynamic young theatre company ... both energetic and emotional.

WESTON & SOMERSET MERCURY

Bursting with energy and dedication, this classic musical fizzes with action.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS

A polished performance which buzzes with energy and enthusiasm ... excellent performances.

SWINDON EVENING ADVERTISER

The Ulster Theatre Company present their original version of (WSS) ... catch it while you can. This talented company rarely visit England and are certainly worth experiencing.

BRISTOL EVENING POST

Vibrant ensemble work and plenty of orchestra pep. Do call again Ulster Theatre Company!

YORK EVENING PRESS

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