A12
Sharks and Jets
exposure
Nov. 24, 2015
Students performed “West Side Story” in Rugby Auditorium on Nov. 6, 7 and 8, bringing the timeless story of rivaling gangs, forbidden love and the streets of 1950s New York to the Harvard-Westlake stage.
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TAKES TWO TO TANGO: Carlos Guanche ’16 (Bernardo) and Kayla Darini ’16 (Anita) dance in the instrumental “The Dance At The Gym.” EMILY RAHHAL/CHRONICLE
JETTING INTO ACTION: The Jets, portrayed by (left to right) Casey Giolito ’17, Henry Platt ’17, Gabe
Jenkinson ’16, Eli Timoner ’18 and Brandon Lim ’16, lampoon policeman Officer Krupke and other upholders of the law that misunderstand the gang in the rousing musical number “Gee Officer Krupke.”
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SOMETHING’S COMING: Adam Yaron ’16 (Tony) sings his first solo of the musical, contemplating whether or not he should leave his gang, the Jets, for a better future.
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MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE: Gabriel Jenkinson ’16 and Ari Yaron ’18 twirl their partners Emma Kof-
man ’16 and Jenny Lange ’17 in the lively instrumental number “The Dance At The Gym.”
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AT A STANDOFF: Adam Yaron ’16 (Tony) and Carlos Guanche ’16 (Bernardo) face off in a climactic scene after the former had attempted to prevent a fight between the gangs.
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WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO: Adam Yaron ’16 (Tony) serenades Elizabeth Edel ’16 (Maria) in the eponymous song “Maria.”