Review: WNO Presents Thrilling West Side Story Performance

It was good to be back at the Washington National Opera for their thrilling performance of West Side Story after a year of extreme change for this vital world-renowned artistic organization/institution. As many people already know, the Washington National Opera has had to relocate to other venues to proactively create new artistic paradigms after some tough challenges at the Kennedy Center. (I was pleased to review this production on the night of May 14, 2026, at The Music Center at Strathmore

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Review-WEST-SIDE-STORY-Presented-by-Washington-National-Opera-at-The-Music-Center-At-Strathmore-20260519)._