The musical debuted on Broadway in 1957 and quickly garnered ... that shatters their dreams. West Side Story's powerful music, with iconic songs like "Somewhere" and "America," combined with ...

Here’s our definitive ranking* of Bernstein’s songs from West Side Story. *Tears were shed and friendships ruined in the making of this listicle. A duet between Anita and Maria, this is Anita’s final ...

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 ...

Whether it’s the Jets and the Sharks or María and Tony singing, several iconic musical moments originated from the Broadway production of West Side ... songs. However, the story does somewhat ...

For his musical-film debut, Steven Spielberg decided to bring the 1957 Broadway musical ... Spielberg's West Side Story starts with "Jet Song" and ends with "Somewhere", with hits such as "The ...

“West Side Story” sits near the pinnacle of post-World War II American middlebrow culture. First performed on Broadway in 1957 and brought ... of imperishable songs. What its creators ...

His parents had bought the cast album of the original 1957 Broadway musical “West Side Story,” but it was young ... The original “was more song and dance and beautiful, extraordinary ...

It was not the song "Somewhere," or the shock of ... But there is another thing. The show "West Side Story," created in 1957 by Bernstein, Robbins, lyricist Stephen Sondheim and playwright ...

The original music was created in 1957, with Stephen Sondheim ... and used as playback on set. The cast of "West Side Story" pre-recorded most of the songs for the movie. The cast of "West ...

The legendary musical West ... Side Story like this before. Visionary director and Tony winner Ivo Van Hove has completely transformed Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s legendary 1957 ...

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