West Side Story at Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Broadway World - Recommended

"...A near-perfect blend of story, lyrics, score and movement, the stage musical-playing this time at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County through September 18-bursts forth with a kind of style and intelligence that practically guaranteed its iconic place in history."

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

"...David Saint now receives credit as director, but regardless of how much is Saint and how much is Laurents, the resulting production dazzles, engrosses, and moves-from a strikingly staged opener which introduces us one by one to the Jets to a simple but profoundly affecting reimagining of the musical's final moments."

Examiner - Recommended

"...The good news is that Arthur Laurents' sexy revisionist take works most of the time, Español and all, and this ground-breaking musical about a romance between members of rival New York street gangs is as timely as ever."

OC Register - Recommended

"...But when it's done well, as it is in a touring production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, this 1957 musical-theater classic will leave you with chills. Even stone-hearted snobs can't help shedding a tear or two at its tragic final curtain, with Maria mourning over the lifeless body of her lover, Tony."

Daily Pilot - Recommended

"...Thankfully, all three elements are present in abundance in the current incarnation of the landmark musical now in residence at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. The show virtually bubbles over in attitude, establishing a conflict early on that will lead quite naturally to tragic consequences."