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Life can be bright in America! Well, according to Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics to accompany Leonard Bernstein’s ...
From its first electrifying notes to its tragic final act, WEST SIDE STORY continues to captivate audiences with its blend of ...
Broadway classic “West Side Story” begins its run at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J on Saturday, July 5.
Mordente directed dozens of TV shows, including "Family Ties," "Walker, Texas Ranger," and "7th Heaven." Tony Mordente, who was part of the cast in the original stage show of West Side Story, as well ...
Zegler's breakout moment in "West Side Story" occurs when Tony is tragically killed. Zegler as Maria is devastated and sings to her dying lover, "Only you, you're the only thing I'll see.
Helias is ready for a rumble at its production of West Side Story this weekend. Tony, Maria and other fan favorites will be making their debut Friday as Helias premieres its spring musical.
The new ‘West Side Story’ has all the subtlety of a sledgehammer Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler play the ill-fated lovers Tony and Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story”.
The magic of "West Side Story" hinges on the love-at-first sight connection between Polish-American former gang leader Tony (Ansel Elgort) and recent Puerto Rican immigrant Maria (Rachel Zegler).
Most of West Side Story 's songs and beats are predetermined, even with Spielberg and Tony Kushner's updates to the script and book from 1957. Tony and Maria meet at the dance, the Jets and Sharks ...
"I felt I had permission to dig into every corner of 'West Side Story,'" writer Kushner says of talking with Stephen Sondheim before putting his mark on the remake.
On his third collaboration with Spielberg, Kushner added characters, shuffled songs, and waited for the director to improvise on set.