European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Above members of the jets dance and sing about being Cool left the jets Giris dance in front of the Mait shop. By Luke Britt staff writer the thousands of people left empty handed at ticket counters when Leonard Bernstein s West Side Story came to Frankfurt s alte oper in december have a second a a Chance to see what is being hailed As a production As Good As any on Broadway. \ producer Wolfgang Bocksch who admits he was surprised when All 19 performances of West Side Story sold out before the dec. 20 premiere has arranged to bring the show Back for three weeks to the Frankfurt fest Halle beginning tuesday but with tickets Selling at a rate of 1,000 a Day it won t take Long for the return engagement to sell out also. A Quot v tickets Are Only on Sale at German outlets and Range in Price from 40 Marks $26 to 100 Marks $67. West Side Story is the latest in a series of popular american musicals that Bocksch has brought to Europe. The German promoter turned Broadway producer. Believes he is breaking new ground in european theater. Europeans respect the american musical Quot Bocksch said. Quot the name Broadway gets people s attention Here. But you Don t normally see these types of musicals info support his claim that the production is Broadway Quality Bocksch said he teamed up with american producer Maryam Montague and Broadway choreographer Alan Johnson their aim was to recreate for european audiences the excitement that has made a Vest
