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AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS
WESTSIDE STORY
MGM HD AND THE SARAH & ERNEST BUTLER POPS SERIES
February 26 at 8:00 PM | The Long Center
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. The Austin Symphony Orchestra will play Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals, features Robbins’ breath-taking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Event Details
- Date: February 26, 2022
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Venue: The Long Center
- Website: https://my.austinsymphony.org/westsidestory22
Ticket Information
- Cost: $19.00-$100.00
Presenter Details
- Name: Austin Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1911, the Austin Symphony Orchestra is Austin’s oldest performing arts group. The ASO offers a complete season of musical and educational programming. Masterworks concerts include a series of eight concert pairs running monthly September through May in the state-of-the-art Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts. Our season also features the Sarah & Ernest Butler Pops Series: October & February Pops at the Long Center and December & June Pops at Palmer Events Center. Programming for the entire family includes the Halloween Children’s Concert, and the Christmas in the Community, as well as the popular James C. Armstrong Youth Educations Programs, which include Children’s Day Art Park, Young People’s Concerts, High School Concert Tour and a variety of other school programs.
Venue Details
- Address: 701 W. Riverside Dr.
- City: Austin
- State: TX
- Zip: 78704