BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220618 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:West Side Story DESCRIPTION:In 2019\, Lyric's larger-than-life new production and company premiere of West Side Story took Chicago by storm with sold-out performances. With the lush sound of the Lyric Orchestra playing the original orchestrations and a cast that was called "expansive" by the Chicago Tribune\, seeing a Broadway classic this way is a rare treat.In 2023\, Leonard Bernstein's music and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics will once again transplant Romeo and Juliet to the backstreets of New York City in this timeless Broadway musical masterpiece. Tony and Maria are wide-eyed teenagers from two communities in conflict\, who fall in love. As their friends and family battle with one another\, Tony and Maria long for "a place for us...somewhere." Their songs illuminate every scene and permeate our culture\, from the romance of "Maria" and "Tonight" to the exuberance of "America" and the humor of "Gee\, Officer Krupke." Add to that the bold\, sexy\, iconic choreography of Jerome Robbins that smolders and sizzles with energy\, and you have a timeless musical theater experience you'll never forget. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In 2019\, Lyric'\;s larger-than-life new production and company premiere of West Side Story took Chicago by storm with sold-out performances. With the lush sound of the Lyric Orchestra playing the original orchestrations and a cast that was called "\;expansive"\; by the Chicago Tribune\, seeing a Broadway classic this way is a rare treat.In 2023\, Leonard Bernstein'\;s music and Stephen Sondheim'\;s lyrics will once again transplant Romeo and Juliet to the backstreets of New York City in this timeless Broadway musical masterpiece. Tony and Maria are wide-eyed teenagers from two communities in conflict\, who fall in love. As their friends and family battle with one another\, Tony and Maria long for "\;a place for us...somewhere."\; Their songs illuminate every scene and permeate our culture\, from the romance of "\;Maria"\; and "\;Tonight"\; to the exuberance of "\;America"\; and the humor of "\;Gee\, Officer Krupke."\; Add to that the bold\, sexy\, iconic choreography of Jerome Robbins that smolders and sizzles with energy\, and you have a timeless musical theater experience you'\;ll never forget. LOCATION:Lyric Opera House UID:e.9554.1266 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260511T025739Z URL:http://loopchicago.memberzone.com/events/details/west-side-story-1266 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR