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West Side Story

Description: Coventry Street, London, W1. Tube: Piccadilly Circus. Box Office: 020 7839 5972. Not showing anymore.

Newest Review: ... he won an Oscar for the film 'On The Waterfront' and a total of 11 Emmy's. His scoring of 'West Side Story' also pushed the boundaries of musical theatre. In places it contains nerve-jangling rythms before it swerves the unsuspecting audience into the sweeping romantic meoldies of 'Tonight' or 'Somwhere'. Robbins collaboration with Arthur Laurents as ... more

... Librettist was more unusual. Laurents, whose latest play 'Venecia' has just finished a run in the US with an ex-West Side Story performer, was an acclaimed playwright and director in his own right but had never worked on a musical libretto before. Wo...more

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West Side Story: "Somewhere": a masterpiece? (1515 words)
by monalipschitz - written on 23/09/01 (Very useful, 343 readings)
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This show is a classic. I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that 'West Side Story' changed the shape of the Broadway musical when it opened and it is this 1957 production that has been revived, or should I say recreated here, and is currently on national tour. But before I talk about that, a little background might be useful. LIke most successful musicals it is a re-wroking of something else; in this case Shakespeares' 'Romeo and Juliet'. They took grand themes such as love and conflict and transposed them into contemporary New York. The traditional family feuds were replaced by gang-warfare; a violent clash between the races as well as ...

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