Something’s coming... ‘West Side Story’, the musical film about rival gangs in New York City, has been remade by Steven Spielberg. Here’s all you need to know about the 2021 movie. West Side Story,the beloved 1957 Broadway musical byLeonard BernsteinandStephen Sondheim, was...
"West Side Story" is one of musical theater’s greatest triumphs. Its score by Leonard Bernstein is one of the most famous pieces of music in modern history, and it even won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the GRAMMY Awards in 1962. Now, Steven Spie...
with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents, and the faithful 1961 film adaptation by Robbins and Robert Wise, the story concerns a feud between rival 1950s street gangs: The white Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Each wants control of their...
The Leonard Bernstein score is harsh too, though it has its lyrical passages in “Maria,”“I Feel Pretty” and other songs (arias?) as sung, at least ostensibly, by Natalie Wood as Maria, Richard Beymer as Tony, Rita Moreno as Anita and the rest. Both Miss Wood and Miss Moreno are ...
including music from Leonard Bernstein’sWest Side Storyand Aaron Copland’sAppalachian Spring. SopranoJulia Bullockand tenorBen Bliss, a 2012 alumnus of the Music Academy, will join the Philharmonic as solo...