Wednesday, October 29, 2008

STEP IT UP AND DANCE Winner Cody Green Will Star in Broadway's WEST SIDE STORY Revival



The reality television/Broadway connection continues, as it was announced today that Step It Up and Dance winner Cody Green will play Riff in the new Broadway revival of West Side Story.

Green will be joined by A Catered Affair's Matt Cavenaugh as Tony, Josefina Scaglione as Maria, In the Heights' Karen Olivo as Anita and George Akram as Bernardo. Xanadu's Curtis Holbrook will be featured in the ensemble.

Arthur Laurents will direct the revival, which is scheduled to open March, 19, 2009. (The musical will play an out-of-town engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, DC — Dec. 15, 2008-Jan. 17, 2009.)

Go Cody!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

CUUUUUURRRRTTTTTTIIIIISSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

I was sad to see Toda leave just when the challenges that she wanted and would have suited her technique was coming up.

Best Wishes Toda