I have been working with Jim Youmans on his scenery design for the revival of West Side Story which opens on Broadway at the Palace Theatre February 23. I was thrilled to be asked to photograph production photos for him. The show is beautiful and it was so exciting to see on stage. The story is just as relevant as it always has been and I think this is a perfect time for it to be brought back to Broadway.
This process was especially exciting for me as I was brought in to help with the drafting for the shop as well as doing a lot of work on the scale model. Seeing it full size on stage was a little bit disorienting for me as it didn’t look any different from the model, except the people on stage were now real size and moving around on their own!
Thanks as always to Ashley for helping me juggle lenses. If it weren’t for her, I would have spent my time fumbling around in the dark missing the whole show!
Scenic Design by James Youmans
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
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