Record

Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2018 - One Hundred and Twenty-Third Season - Prom 38 - West Side Story - Matinee
Performance Date11 August 2018
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time15:31
Main PerformersMikaela Bennett - Maria,
Ross Lekites - Tony,
Eden Espinosa - Anita,
Leo Roberts - Riff,
Gian Marco Schiaretti - Bernardo,
Emma Kingston - Rosalia,
Laila Zaidi - Francisca,
Jocasta Almgill - Consuelo,
Christopher Jordan Marshall - Snowboy,
Alistair Brammer - Action,
Jack North - Baby John,
Michael Colbourne - Diesel,
Fra Fee - A-Rab,
Louise Alder - Soprano ('Somewhere') - cast
Orchestra or BandStudents from ArtsEd and Mountview,
John Wilson Orchestra
ConductorsJohn Wilson
Set List'West Side Story’, Bernstein - concert performance
Performance NotesWest Side Story bursts with violent, sensual rhythms and big-hearted melodies. This performance of the theatre score (authorised concert version) marks the first time the complete musical has been performed in concert in the UK. A top-flight cast is joined by an ensemble of students from leading London theatre schools.

Stephen Whitson - Stage Director

An open rehearsal for the Prom was held on 10 August 2023 for an invited audience of 400 at 15:00.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2018/51),
Programme (RAHE/1/2018/87),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2018/38),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2018/26, 41)
Ticket Prices£7.50-£100, £6 standing arena and gallery
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/_Aq_1IW_AnrGOk
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/hsh95_h_r6BjS
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/C6yCXb.Crtk36
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2018/51BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2018 - One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Season - Proms Guide13 July-8 September 2018
RAHE/1/2018/87BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2018 - One Hundred and Twenty-Third Season - Prom 38 and Prom 39 - West Side Story11 August 2018
RAHE/6/2018/38BBC Proms Mini-Guide13 July-8 September 2018
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work11341BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2018 - One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Season75
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/932Wilson; John (1972-); British conductor, founder of the John Wilson orchestra
DS/UK/930John Wilson; The John Wilson Orchestra; 1994-; British orchestra
DS/UK/21997Lekites; Ross (fl.2018); Broadway actor
Add to My Items