Lyric Opera Brings Fresh New Energy to New Production of West Side Story

With a cast of nearly 100 artists and musicians, the Lyric's production of West Side Story brings new energy and scale to the iconic musical that transports Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet to the back streets of New York City. Over a hundred thousand people have already seen the West Side Story since it opened earlier in the month at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, and there's still time to catch the immensely popular show between now and June 2nd.

Jill Hopkins sat down with two of the amazing cast members - Amanda Castro (Anita) and Manuel Stark Santos (Bernardo) to talk about how they got involved in the show, what it means to have Puerto Rican actors to be cast to play the Sharks and, of course, their characters' arc and dynamic in the show.

For more info about the production and tickets, visit: https://www.lyricopera.org