With original ideas from choreographer Jerome Robbins, West Side Story went through a protracted genesis, with various figures drifting in and out of its creation and initial production.

After playing Velma in the Jerome Robbins’ production of West Side Story in September 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre, D’Andrea was hired to play Dainty June in the Broadway's Gypsy in 1959.

West Side Story comes to the Alhambra Theatre ... "America," and "Somewhere," and choreography inspired by Jerome Robbins, the show promises to deliver a fresh yet faithful interpretation of ...

From the first notes to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY is a theatrical ... Stephen Sondheim, and Jerome Robbins created a show that is both ageless and as fresh as tomorrow’s headlines.