Summer Musical

While we also produce a Winter Cabaret and One-Act Play each year, the cornerstone of Upper Room Theatre Ministry is our summer musicals. Started in 2002, our award-winning July shows have been playing to sold-out audiences, so don’t miss out!

From the first notes to the final breath, one of the most beloved and memorable musicals ever, West Side Story, takes the most famous love story of all time, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and sets it loose on the passionate and turbulent streets of 1950s New York, with two young lovers caught between rival street gangs, the Jets & Sharks.

Considered a musical theater masterpiece with a timeless message, West Side Story has energetic characters, inspiring drama, amazing dance, and light-hearted moments that appeal to all ages.

With a creative dream team that includes Leonard Bernstein (music), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and Arthur Laurents (book), this groundbreaking musical tackles themes of human dignity, prejudice, violence, and the need for compassion and forgiveness to bring about redemption and a coming together within communities.

Featuring a live orchestra performing one of the most exciting scores ever written for the stage, West Side Story‘s legendary jazz, Latin and classical-inspired music features treasured numbers like “Something’s Coming”, “Tonight”, “I Feel Pretty”, “Gee, Officer Krupke”, “Maria”, and “America”.

Mark your calendars for July 19-24, 2022.  Online ticket sales begin June 28, and auditions will be held mid-May.