Jet-powered success for ‘Westside’ showin Newbridge

AFTER having to pull the Covid plug on its production just four weeks but curtain up in 2020, the Newbridge Musical Theatre (NMT) finally got the chance to present ‘West Side Story’ to local houses – and did so in front of nearly sold out houses for all six nights of the run.

Ironically the show was presented in the east side of town, Newbridge College Theatre from Easter Monday to the following Saturday (6-11 April), and has gone down as a roaring success. Obviously with the disappointment of six years ago still fresh in the NMT’s collective memory, that boat was definitely pushed out this time.

There was 12-piece orchestra put together by musical director Dave McGauran.

“We had a cast of 53, one of our largest in a couple of years under acting director Cian O’Dowd,” said PRO Sophie Trundle.

“In the audience over the run we sold about 1,500 tickets in a venue whose capacity would be 2,000, so it was very good to be fair”.

The Kildare Nationalist asked was the energy spent after such an undertaking.

“Oh, absolutely we were, but this show is a real classic!” remarked Sophie.

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