Temecula Valley Players presents “West Side Story” as its 2022-2023 40th anniversary celebration season debut at Old Town Temecula Community Theater. Valley News/Shawna Sarnowski Photography photo
TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Players will present “West Side Story” as its 2022-2023 40th anniversary celebration season debut Sept. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, & 17, at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 4, 11, & 18, at 2 p.m.Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” is transported to 1950s New York City as two young, idealistic lovers, Tony and Maria, find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the “American” Jets and the “Puerto Rican” Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of the time. The score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are widely regarded as among the best written with music by Leonard Bernstein and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The show is
