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Streamwood High School puts on powerful 'West Side Story'

Posted April 02, 2012 6:00 am

Submitted by Streamwood High School

Riff, played by Brandon Pisano, sings about the family that is the Jets during a dress rehearsal. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Streamwood High School will stage Leonard Bernstein's romantic, tragic tale, “West Side Story.”

The musical featuring warring gangs the Sharks and the Jets will be staged April 4-5 and April 12-14.

The curtain for all shows is 7 p.m., except for a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, April 14.

Admission for U-46 students is $5, $8 for adults before April 4; $10 at the door.

Order advance tickets through Barb Thomas at barbarathomas@u-46.org or (630) 213-5500, ext. 8639.

For online sales, visit http://sites.google.com/site/shswss2012/ and click on the link for online sales.

Anita, left, played by Audrey Lai, and Maria, played by Vicky Anibarro, are both unlucky in love. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

The Sharks and the Jets and their women meet at the dance in the high school gym, which is neutral territory. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

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