The world’s greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre’s finest accomplishments. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the ‘American’ Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.

Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.

With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, famous songs include Tonight, Maria, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere and America.

Director/Producer/Choreographer is Michael O'Donoghue, Musical Director Laura Cotter and Additional Choreography by Gillian Hewitt-Fitzgerald.


Our super line up for West Side Story is as follows:
Emmet Donlan (Tony), Eva McNally (Maria), Keith Greene (Riff), Michelle Smith (Anita), Ian Purcell (Bernardo), Diarmuid Vaighan (Action), Rosie Mai Fitzgerald (Anybody's), Jason Ryan (Chino), Denis O'Sullivan (Doc), David Hogan (Lt. Shrank), Ricky Dunne (Officer Krupke), Sheena Fennessy (Velma), Kevin Fahey (Gladhand), Fiona Murphy (Graziella), Lisa O'Brien (Consuela), Cian Corcoran (A-Rab), Becca Laste (Rosalia), Nicole Butler (Francisca), Daniel Traas (Baby John), Ruairi Doyle (Snowboy), Darragh Johnson (Diesel), Joe Sheehan (Big Deal), Jack Houze (Indio), Alan McCormack (Pepe) and Michelle Moloney/Sadhbh Treacy (Somewhere Soloist).

Please contact our booking number (052)6123813 from 11th April for more information or e-mail ruth.butler@nationalist.ie with any queries you may have.