She was cast as Velma, a rich girl who falls for Riff (Michael Callin), in West Side Story, which premiered in September 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre with direction and choreography from ...

Manhattan, Upper West Side, 1957. Against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood and the constant threat of the wrecking ball, two warring gangs--tough Riff's ...

Carole D'Andrea - who famously portrayed Velma in West Side Story - has passed away at 87. She had originated the role of Velma - a rich girl who falls for Riff (Michael Callin) - in the 1957 ...

She was cast as Velma, a rich girl who falls for Riff (Michael Callin), in West Side Story, which premiered in September 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre with direction and choreography from ...