The Utah Review | An event unlike anything Ballet West has ever put on
Four Utah premieres featuring works by two choreographers who have had a major impact on ballet and Broadway are on deck for Ballet West’s newest production West Side Story: Broadway & Beyond, which opens Friday, April 10, to start a run of six performances in the Capitol Theatre.
In a literal storybook season for the company, this newest production portends to be the most dynamic and anticipated offering this year. “When I was putting the program together, I was thinking that there always has been such a connection between the Broadway stage and classical ballet,” Adam Sklute, Ballet West artistic director, said in an interview with The Utah Review. “Some of the greatest ballet choreographers, certainly of the early and mid-20th century and into the 21st century, have either had their start or have gone fluidly between Broadway and classical ballet.”