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<b>Who:</b> Scott Sussman, 29<br>
<b>L.I. tie</b> Raised in Lynbrook<br>
<b>Gig</b> Tony, in the 50th anniversary engagement of "West Side Story" in London<br>
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They say you're a Jet until your "last dying day." But what if death takes the night off? That was the dilemma facing Sussman when he toured with "Story" in Europe last winter. Theater fans know that at musical's end, Chino slays Tony by gun. During a performance in Zurich, Switzerland, Chino's weapon didn't go off, leaving Sussman in front of his Maria with no impetus to actually, you know ... die. "Usually, my arms go out and I fall to the ground," Sussman said. "That night I just grabbed my chest and made it look like I was having a heart attack."<br>
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<i>- Robert Kahn</i>

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Who: Scott Sussman, 29
L.I. tie Raised in Lynbrook
Gig Tony, in the 50th anniversary engagement of "West Side Story" in London

They say you're a Jet until your "last dying day." But what if death takes the night off? That was the dilemma facing Sussman when he toured with "Story" in Europe last winter. Theater fans know that at musical's end, Chino slays Tony by gun. During a performance in Zurich, Switzerland, Chino's weapon didn't go off, leaving Sussman in front of his Maria with no impetus to actually, you know ... die. "Usually, my arms go out and I fall to the ground," Sussman said. "That night I just grabbed my chest and made it look like I was having a heart attack."

- Robert Kahn (July 2, 2008)

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