Tickets have already been scooped up for the production running Aug. 18-24 in City Heights
City Heights residents and all San Diegans can soon see the classic musical “West Side Story” from an all-local cast of professional actors providing more than just song and dance. Audiences will get to see what it looks like to be a performing artist from their hometown.
The musical will premiere Friday, Aug. 18 and run on certain dates through Aug. 27 at the City Heights Performance Annex. This production has been offered for free, which is possible through donations, grants fundraising efforts.Tickets to see the show sold out within hours, according to Catano, but efforts are underway to acquire more seats to expand access to the production.
“We did this with the hopes of the younger population of City Heights, who maybe didn’t have the exposure, to be able to go see a show for free and inspire them to do this as a career as they see people from their own neighborhood doing it professionally,” Catano said.
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