West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast - was created in
1957.
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Eddie Roll in the original Broadway cast.
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Jerome Robbins directed the original Broadway production.
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The character Anita sang "A Boy Like That." In the original Broadway production of West Side Story, Anita was played by actress Chita Rivera.
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After try-outs in Washington, DC and Philadelphia beginning in
August 1957 the original Broadway production opened on September
26, 1957. The movie was released in 1961.