BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Time is running out to see the popular "West Side Story" playing at the Hippodrome. Andrea Fujii explains how the cast has updated the 54-year-old show. It sounds like the ...

It doesn’t take much for “West Side Story’s” themes — immigration, racial anxiety, abuse of police power, the casual dehumanization of the Other — to feel of-the-moment. But Kushner ...

West Side Story (20th Century Studios ... hasn’t recently given any interviews about what he considers to be the themes of the play, the original text does end with the Prince of Verona coming ...

And does West Side Story still have relevance today ... should be — fully rooted in the 1961 original, and yet unpacking themes, probing subtexts, digging into matters that the original glossed ...

When asked why he thought "West Side Story" has remained a classic, he said it drew on themes everyone can understand: a forbidden romance in a time of conflict. Composer Stephen Sondheim sat down ...

West Side Story debuts in theaters on Dec. 10 ... which screenwriter Tony Kushner uses to elaborate on some of the original’s themes. Kushner’s broad dialogue would probably come off as ...

The themes of "West Side Story" are more timely than ever, said Sanabria. Coincidentally, Steven Spielberg is currently working on a new adaptation of the film. “In certain parts of this country ...

Director Victor Malana Maog has wanted to stage “West Side Story” for a long time because ... Director Maog said that the themes of this 1957 musical make it relevant today because, “People ...

West Side Story continues to be a popular musical ... the film is still an enjoyable one for viewers. Its Shakespearean story and themes still have an impact and are paired with entertaining ...

West Side Story arrives in theaters for the rest of us to see December 10. CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a ...

“West Side Story” is a beautifully-mounted ... The Romeo and Juliet theme, propounded against the seething background of rival and bitterly-hating youthful Puerto Rican and American gangs ...