Cast:
- Kiri Te Kanawa: Maria
- José Carreras: Tony
- Tatiana Troyanos: Anita
- Kurt Ollmann: Riff
- Louise Edeiken: Rosalia
- Angelina Réaux: Francisca
- Stella Zambalis: Consuelo
- David Livingston: Action
- Marty Nelson: Diesel
- Stephen Bogardus: Baby John
- Peter Thom: A-rab
- Todd Lester: Snowboy
- Richard Harrell: Bernardo
- Marilyn Horne singing “Somewhere”

“Bernstein handles the score with meticulous, loving care and the music reaches an unprecedented depth and richness…Musically, “West Side Story” uses virtually all of the pop styles that were current when it was composed, including Latin American dance rhythms and jazz syncopations and harmonies. But it is classical in the richness of its orchestration and in the depth and polish of its climactic arias.” - The Washington Post, June 1985: Joseph McLellan